Robin, I must disagree with you on one of your choices, sort of. I had a duvet cover from Lands' End, a good one, that I used for at least 10 years on my bed until the middle shredded, so it was pretty worn. However, the sides were perfectly usable, so I cut it up for cover cloths, and bobbin rolls, that sort of thing. At one point, I forget why, I used it as a pillow cover. BIG MISTAKE. I had a very hard time getting a pin through that sheet. For cover cloths, this is not a problem, one or two pins used at the most. But when it comes to where your pricking is, a sheet is not necessarily the best thing, and I suspect the better the sheet, percale in particular, the more problem there is in putting in a pin. So at the very least, if you're planning on using an old sheet, test it for how it takes a pin. They make wonderful cover cloths, as they iron up so very nicely, but not the other.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where it's decidedly chilly, cloudy, with drips of rain every once in a while. Robin wrote: >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. > - 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/
