Just remember if you are going to do a wider piece of lace, check that your roller pillow has room for all the bobbins. It can be a little uncomfortable if they are getting in your way. If using blue cardstock, you will still need to cover the ink on the pricking with something unless it is a permanent ink. I don't worry about yardage lace getting dirty, it is probably going to be attached to something washable anyway. I am a firm believer in chucking the finished item with lace into the washer and dryer. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org
________________________________ From: Sue <[email protected]> Hi Janice, I do remember some of this but on this occasion chose to use normal pricking card, but have since been reminded that ordinary card without the blue sticky would work well. It was my first try at using the roller pillow and I have a snug fit over the top of the roller as well as a piece of camping foam and then cotton fabric tight around it. It is working pretty well, I am getting on well. Having achieved that I will go for the lighter card next time and the slightly larger roll of card to prevent the pins using the same hole for yards of lace:-) thank you for reminding me of that. There is a little pocket on the back side of the travel pillow bag, but it is facing the side so not good for the lace inside. At the moment I have the lace laying straight over the bag, but have pinned a cotton hanky either side of it, so I just pull it through. I have now worked enough lace so I am going to have to roll it, or fold and pin:-) I am currently adding in new bobbins as I work when they run low (as I am using the gutterman silk thread from a previous project while learning the use the pillow). I expected to find it harder to get the hang of than I have. I will have a play with things to find out the best way to secure the lace to keep it clean and safe while I continue to work. Once I have used up this thread I am planning on designing and making a wider and longer strip of lace for a tablecloth edge which will definately be a longer work in progress and the longest piece of lace ever made by myself in all the 10 years of lacemaking. Thank you to you and all the other kind people for their advice and suggestions. Sue T - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
