Lorri wrote: > The pillow is also quite small. It is shaped like a 'D' (on its side). It > is 30 cm wide x 24 cm front-to-back, and sits on a slanted box. The pillow > is on hinges and forms the box lid. A cut-out in the pillow holds a bolster > 14 cm long and 7 cm in diameter. The padding on this pillow and bolster is > very dense (but I can not tell what it is, it 'feels' to be a foam of some > sort). It is totally covered with a green fabric and I would have to take it > apart to determine the material.
Sounds like a Bucks Bobbins (Tony Brown) pillow. I have one but use normal size bobbins, 20 plus pairs is fine. He stopped making them in the early 90s (I think) but they are one of the most comfortable roller pillows to work on. The angle of the apron is 'just right'. They were very popular and often quite hard to get hold of. I had one of my own, as did Malvary, but I lent mine to a student in an emergency (a garter for a wedding that I think never took place), she was in an accident and couldn't get to class, term ended, I split up with my ex and one way and another during moving, I lost her contact details and my pillow. When Mum died and hers was looking for a home, Malvary was kind enough to say I could keep it. Only trouble is, it still has on it the piece of lace Mum was making and while there's thread on the bobbins I don't feel like cutting it off, even though I don't like the lace and don't think I'll ever use it for anything! Jacquie in Lincolnshire, enjoying the thought of half-term week ahead. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
