I still have my original honiton pillow which is made with barley straw.
But I cheated and bought my from Dennis Hornsby. It is quite large and
heavy. I had seen him at a Lace Day in Essex in the early 80s. I had
run out of money by the time I saw it and he had only one left. I said I
was spent up and would he send it to me if I sent him a cheque the following
week and he very kindly agreed that I could take it with me, the postage
would have been a lot, then send him a cheque. He said that as I was a
lacemaker he could trust me, plus I had a teeshirt on that had the name of
the company my husband worked for at the time!!! I did go on to make a
couple of honiton straw pillows myself but they are a lot softer than they
should be really. Must admit I don't remember a 'honiton pillow' being
called a 'demonstration pillow before'. A gap in my lace education
perhaps??!!
Maureen
E Yorks UK (where it is unusually sunny and warm)
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