"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails."Like most people, I have many pillows for lace. My workhorse pillow is Ken Van Dieren's large block pillow, http://www.bobbinmaker.com/blockpillowkits.html (Satisfied customer, only) It is lightweight, economical, and versatile. Problem is, when making free lace, which usually calls for a cookie pillow, using my block pillow gets corners into my tummy. The blocks are 5.5 inches, about 13 cm, square. I purchased an extra block, and made that one into a circle instead of a square. I used a serrated knife for the job. The diameter of the circle is 5.5 inches. I covered it with the same cotton twill as the square blocks. The round block fits into the block pillow. The bobbins spread out onto the square blocks of the pillow. The gap is no problem. There are many motifs needing a cookie pillow which are 5.5 inches large or less. The advantage is that I turn the block as needed. This keeps the pin box and tools all in the same place.!
I have been using this round block for a year, and find it very useful. I also have a round which is 11 inches in diameter, that is I ordered a block the same size as 4 blocks square, and trimmed it into a circle. I have not yet used it, however. I have saved the waste from cutting out the circle, and if that gap is too big, I'll use the waste to fill the gap slightly. Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where we are having the first snowfall of the season. Sidewalks are wet, grass is white. We get snow virtually every year, so this is probably the first of many. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - 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/
