oops meant to include Arachne in my reply On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM, bev walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Nita and everyone > > Have you checked out Industrial Plastics, or is that the supplier you mean? > I bought an endcut of a plank (sheet) from their shop in Victoria BC a > while back - it is blue, several inches thick. I don't know its tech. > specifications, just that when I felt it, I decided it was right for making > into a lace pillow. An important thing is that it is closed cell foam, > which is self-mending. Koratex is another product that is closed cell and > available retail (e.g. at IP) but I haven't seen it to compare. > > For constructing a block pillow, an entire block doesn't have to be > ethafoam, only the topmost part where the pins are going to go in - so a > block can be constructed of two layers, the lower one can be styrofoam or > similar, wood even (although I prefer something lightweight), with the > closed cell foam on top, a layer of wool over that, and a cotton covering > sewn around. > > Another source rather than expensive industrial - a roll of camper's > sleeping foam is perfect. I've made cookie pillows from it by stacking > concentric circles (smallest at the bottom), and temporary pillow tops for > existing pillows where for example I have another work in progress but want > to do something else in a hurry without removing the other. > > I make and use a lot of pillows, have made some up from kickboards for > the swimming pool and packing for electronics. > > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Bob Ross <r...@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> One name for the polyethylene foam is Ethafoam. Our group in Calgary has >> been looking into getting a sheet of it. It comes in different densities >> and I'm not sure which density is best for a lace pillow. The only >> supplier in Calgary will only sell wholesale to businesses so >> > -- > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
