---- [email protected] wrote: I am making a roller pillow and would ask those of you that have made rollers what you used ----
Alice isn't the only lace rebel in this country. All the pillows I've made were covered with a sueded fabric. I first bought a length of burgundy suedecloth. When that ran out, I found some persimmon-colored. Most recently, I got some medium green. Traditionally, lace pillows were dark blue or dark green. In general, darker colors are easier on the eyes and anything that lessens eyestrain is good. However, pretty is important, too, if you're going to be staring at it for hours at a time. In general, napped fabrics have the risk of getting lint into your lace, so launder it before using. I haven't had *any* lint in my lace from my suedecloth pillows. The only other "problem" I know of with napped fabrics, especially velvet or velveteen, is with the nap wearing out and leaving bare patches. You move the bobbins with your hands, and fingers and bobbins are rubbing at the nap. On the other hand, Simon Toustou uses velveteen on his highly-prized, beautiful pillows. Other people I know have used tie-dye fabric & corduroy! For the roller pillows (and some of the cookies), I used fibrous carpet padding. It's not so easy to find, most carpet stores in the US seem to only sell foam padding. I put felted wool blanket strips around that and covered it with the suedecloth. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
