Dear Lacemakers, There was a question about cone pillows a few days ago. You can see a conventional one at:
http://lacefairy.com/ Select Gallery, then go on to Lace Pillows, then Roller Pillows. Look at the 4th picture. Friend, Ilona, made this for me. She is an engineer and a lacemaker. It is perfectly calibrated; very beautiful. The cone shape is tightly wound with many yards of string around a core, which is how she controlled the shape so perfectly. She has said many times "Never again!" It was a very tiring job. The cone sits in the cut out well opening of a large round lace pillow which she also made. Pricking you see is a curved lace edging which will flare in graceful soft folds when attached to fabric. (Imagine the way an A-line skirt flares without being gathered at the waist.) The cone roller approach uses less thread than it would to make straight lace and gather it. This cone roller also helps with other special shaped laces. I looked at Lucy's conical form used to make an angel. It is a different approach entirely, and one that intrigues. It illustrates how you can make a firm fabric sculpture form on which to make lace. Should inspire lots of innovative new laces, so don't miss taking a look. (Lucy's addresses are repeated below.) Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 8/1/07 8:14:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The conical pillow http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/herdule/10203848 was > made for lacing an angel, using raw materials as raw threads, paper rope and > pegig (to make the wings stiff). On the first picture the angel is on the > pillow yet > http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820593 and on the second one > it's already done http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10201345 . To use > the > pillow more then once I made some other laces - like the small "sputnik" > angel with wire wings, head and "antenas" > http://lacespider.blog.cz/galerie/andele/10820578 and a purple one, too. > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
