Hi Fellow spiders,
Just a slight correction on Robin s email;- calico is a sturdy densely woven cotton fabric in England and well suited for covering a lace pillow especially if it is in a plain, darkish colour. Muslin is a softer, thinner and much more open weave which would be totally unsuitable for a pillow cover as it would catch threads and bobbins as well as shed fibres. Happy lace making, Joepie in sunny Sussex, UK. ---- Susan <[email protected]> wrote: My plan was to use wool felt....I am referring to "fulled wool" that is typically used for wool embroidery, penny rugs etc. Not too thick but with some body. While wandering about the internet today, I found wool flannel & wool challis. Hi, Susan Challis and flannel are awfully thin. My preference is for a sturdier, denser fabric like felted/fulled wool, or old army surplus and thrift shop blankets. For the pillow surface, smooth is what I go for, not wool. I don't want material that will hold onto the bobbins or the thread that runs from them to the pricking. I don't want fabric with bits of fiber sticking up, to get tangled into the lace. I want a relatively dense (threads per inch), smooth surface. Cotton bedsheets are good, or calico (muslin, in England) quilting cottons. Just my opinion, Robin Robin P. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
