Hi Dona -
When I (or I should say, my DH) built my first roller pillow, we used
Pamela Nottingham's description of constructing a French roller pillow
as our guide, but scaled it up to make a larger pillow, very similar to
the size of Toustou's large roller pillow. The way we secured the
roller was by using a wedge which was pressed into place on one side of
the roller, between the wooded edge of the roller and the side of the
roller box. It doesn't take a lot of pressure to put it in place, and
it holds very well. An advantage to this is that it's easy to take out
when you want to shift the roller a bit, or take it out of the pillow
altogether.
Your DH could also get creative and do some chip-carving on it to make
it really attractive!!
The book, "Kloppel/Kissen/Stander" (now out of print) has lots of
pictures of lovely old pillows from European countries. There are
numerous ways that rollers are held in place illustrated in this book.
One which I find particularly elegant is a Danish pillow which has a
notched section on one end and is held in place by a bit of wood which
is secured to the back of the pillow. The wood is just flexible enough
to bend outward enough to release the roller when you want it to turn.
I will send you a picture of this in a separate email!
Clay
Dona B. wrote:
Good evening. The list has been very quiet the last few days so after a
conversation with my husband this evening discussing roller pillows, I
thought I'd ask the list for input. I have a roller pillow that I made 11
years or so ago using Doris Southard's pattern. It's been a nice pillow to
work on but I've figured out a few things I'd like to change. One being I'd
prefer a cut out in the back of the pillow for the roller to sit in as
opposed to the box it sits in now. The second, I'd like a different way to
secure the roller. I have a hole cut out in the back of the wooden box to
place a long hat pin through and into the roller but it is covered by the
padding. Not always easy to find if the pin gets taken completely out.
I've at times resorted to using a length of braid that I pin to the pillow
and then to the roller. I'm looking at a more permanent way to secure the
roller similar to that used on a weaving loom with a cogged wheel but can't
figure what or where I'd place something to hold each notch. Are there any
good plans for making such a roller pillow? I've not found any in my
searches on Google. Or are there some good photos of a roller pillow with
such a feature? I've found photos of Simon Toustou's lovely pillows but
can't tell if one of the ends of the roller is notched or not.
I have a husband who enjoys and is good at woodworking who currently has
space with a workshop set up and the time to play. It's a win-win situation
if he's gets to play with his wood and tools and I get a new pillow. :-)
Dona Bushong in Groton, CT where it's turned quite cool tonight.
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