I am short, and have a problem working on the far side of a large pillow. I don't have a large block pillow so have done a couple large, weird projects on a 24" cookie pillow, making temporary extensions at the edges and stretching to reach the far side.
For a straight lace, I really like my very large roller pillow. It's 29" wide, but has only 11" on the front apron between me and the roller. It's a 13" long roller, about 5" diameter. I'm currently making a scarf/shawl on it. It's very comfortable to work on with the prime working area about a foot from me. It's very heavy and awkward to transport, though. I prefer to use it at home but have been taking it to demos this week. I like working on a 20" cookie pillow for smaller projects. I find that the far 4-5 inches of the pillow are not used much. The 20" pillow won't fit in a suitcase very well. One day I tried cutting a slice off the back of a pillow to make the front to back measurement less than 18" to fit a suitcase better. It worked well. And I found that I really liked using the pillow. That missing part on the far side was not missed. I'm going to try it on a 24" pillow since I have an extra one on hand. I'll cut off the far edge so I have 17.5" depth left, but will have more room on each side than on the 20"pillow. It should hold more bobbins. My wish list does have a large, flexible block pillow on it, so sometime I might make one. But now I have empty pillows that need projects, so I can peruse my books, and dream. Then wind bobbins. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
