i definitely love the idea of the holes under the blocks for moving them. i use rectangles so i have two widths for use. of course the wider one doesn't allow you to lace for days on it, but it sure solves having two pillows. sometimes it can look like a jigsaw puzzle if you get fancy.
i also use a Lazy Susan for turning the pillow to accommodate a change in direction as my favorite lace is Milanese and you can have some lovely curves. glad to hear others of like mind enjoy the same pleasures. Hugs, Lin and the Mali On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 7:10 AM, J-D Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Fellow Arachnids, > > > > For any shaped pillows or blocks for pillows to be made up in the UK > contact > Church Meadow Craft. They are excellent at making exactly what you need. > > > > No connections with the firm, just a happy customer as are several of my > students. > > > > Happy Lacemaking! > > > > BEST GREETINGS OF THE SEASON FOR EVERYONE OF ANY -RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE- > PERSUATION! > > > > Joepie, in wet and windy Sussex, UK. (Thankfully we did not have any snow > here......yet :-). > > > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of N.A. > Neff > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:34:45 PM > To: Joseph Young; Arachne > Subject: [lace] Block pillow question > > Joseph, > > There's a 23" pillow out there with 6 3/4" blocks, triangular blocks at the > 'corners' so it's octagonal, and two half-blocks--and you're right, the > half-blocks are incredibly useful. > > I don't know where you are, but Holly Van Sciver in the US carries it. ( > vansciverbobbinlace.com). It's expensive, $275, but I'll bet she imports > them from the UK or Europe so you might be able to find it there. > > I have one and I love it. > > Nancy > Connecticut, USA > > On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 4:43 AM, Joseph Young < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > > One question I have been meaning to ask is... when you use a block > > pillow, how big is the total pillow. I am working on one that is 18"x18" > > with 6" blocks. I need to make another that is larger, that includes > > some smaller blocks. Its hard for me to manage the bobbins on this > > pillow, as I really need to move the blocks up half a block at a time > > rather than a full block. > > > > Joseph. > > > > > > - > 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/ > > - > 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/ > - 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/
