You might one day like to try a bolster pillow. They are great for edgings and even small motifs, they take up less space than pillows on the flat, but they require a different application of the lacemaker than working with a flat arrangement. I have a narrow edging on a bolster right now and the unit packs up quickly and is quite portable compared to dealing with a pillow-and-roller setup. On the bolster I work with the bobbins in my palms, rather than placing my hands over the bobbins as on the flat, and I have to have a system of large pins to hang the bobbins out of the way as I work. I don't worry about a continuous (round and round) pattern, I just have a few lengths of the pattern to pin end to end as each shorter bit is finished.
As others have mentioned, there is no real 'best' except best for the particular lacemaker to use at the time. I think you are making a good decision on getting the roller bit for the block pillow ;) On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 2:33 AM, Nancy Nicholson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I > the site says that almost everyone uses block pillows instead. Which is > best? > Roller or block? > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
