I have owned both an ethafoam and a polystyrene pillow and there is a huge difference. How the foam holds the pin is very different, the price for ethafoam is much higher, and the polystyrene breaks down in no time at all whereas the ethafoam will last a very long time.
I would never recommend a polystyrene pillow. Dollar for dollar, the ethafoam far exceeds polystyrene in value. Although if you wish to talk value, a high quality straw pillow can last a very long time, I understand. None of my pillows are more than twelve years old, but it will be interesting to see which ones are still in the best shape in another twelve. Right now, my ethafoam and my better straw pillows are in great shape. I did purchase a used straw pillow that I dislike to use, I think it was not loved in its previous home as it should have been. Sherry -----Original Message----- >From: bev walker <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 26, 2010 10:34 PM >To: Jean Nathan <[email protected]> >Cc: Lace <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [lace] Ethafoam > >I still say in essence, when you're talking about lace pillows, >ethafoam = polystyrene. ok the same but different. >In the end, both are synthetic, and serve the same purpose for lacemakers. > >Evidently Dow Chemical sees to plastics varying among countries. >Lace on. > > >On , Jean Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: >> We've had this conversation many times before. Looking back through the >> archives at least in 2004, 2006 and 2007. > > >-- >Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
