As I said. being creative and thinking outside the box is characteristic of most lacemakers ! Louise in Central Virginia
On 05/07/16, Clay Blackwell wrote: Hi, Louise! LOL at your travel solution! I never heard that story before! Fast forward (or backward) to 2010 when I went to Belgium. I was working a round mat, and wanted to use my German felt block pillow along with the round block that can be used in place of one 6" block. And of course the back (frame) of the German pillow did not fit in my luggage! So... Terry made me another base for the block pillow, and this had a piano hinge down the middle. It folded so that the base of the pillow was inside the fold, but the hinge allowed the pillow to sag in the middle. So... A few judiciously placed felt feet kept the middle on even keel, and a miniature brass latch on each end of the fold kept the sides even. To make life easier, I made a zip-up case for it. I would put the half and whole pillows on one side, cover with one half of the case, and then turn the whole thing over. Then I would put the remaining blocks (including the round one) on the other side, zip it up, and everything was tight. If security wanted to scan the case separately, no harm done. On the return trip when the round block was filled with pins and attached to 200+ Binche bobbins, I first took a picture of the block with bobbins, and printed it out. Then I carefully bundled the bobbins and used another block of shipping foam with a hole in the middle to surround the pins. This kept them safe, and then the whole bundle was wrapped to keep the bobbins stable. The picture, and an explanation, was attached with pins to the bundle. Not a thread was broken! Not a bobbin disturbed! As a lacemaker, it pays to be OCD, because security knows we are some "special" individuals!!! LOL! I have traveled with this pillow several times now, and it works like a charm! I have flown to several IOLI conventions, and the organizers have always been careful to keep Airport Security aware of the impending influx of crazy ladies with massive supplies of pins and sticks! That is usually the best recourse! Clay Clay Blackwell Lymchburg, VA Sent from my iPad > On May 7, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Louise in Central Virginia <[email protected]> > wrote: > Being creative and thinking outside the box is character of most lacemakers - 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/
