This pillow has an interesting "story". It was made in the USA around
the turn of the 20th century and marketed as a way for housewives to
easily make extra money! The booklet that came with the pillow had
instructions for few simple edgings in which the pin holes were
individually numbered. Then instructions were written out which
indicated what should be done at each pinhole. Looking at those
instructions and the numbered pinholes would have discouraged me from
trying!!
Quite a few of these pillows are still in existence, but there is no
record (that I know of) of anyone becoming rich and famous by making
lace!!
Clay
Lynchburg, VA, USA
On 3/3/2011 2:28 PM, The Lace Bee wrote:
What an unusual pillow. I like the fact that they have numbered the holes on
the pricking to make it a bit like a join the dots that we did as kids.
After a heavy day this was just the chuckle that I needed
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
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