Hi Mikki!
It was helpful that you sent your location, because that makes it easier
to pinpoint a supplier closer to you (thereby saving you costs in shipping!)
One of the best pillows, for the money, is sold by Snowgoose in Denver,
CO. There are lots of pillows that are far more expensive and which
have some lovely features and qualities, but for a beginner, the most
versatile pillow you can buy is their "One and Only". It comes as a kit
which is not difficult to cover yourself, following their instructions.
I actually have two of these pillows... one which I bought as a
beginner, and another that I bought a number of years ago and modified
specifically for fitting into luggage which I check when I fly. It's my
"IOLI pillow"!! It's light-weight and fits in the large checked
luggage, but has blocks that can be removed and re-arranged, making it
ideal for continuous work and for corners. It even has a roller!
Assuming you only work one piece at a time, this pillow will serve you
for almost anything you want to make. (But... in honesty, only working
one piece at a time is way more disciplined than most of us want to be!!)
Their website is http://www.snowgoose.cc/
When I covered my second "O&O", I put a layer of felt on each large face
of each block. That disguises the "plastic" feel of the ethafoam which
the blocks are made of. There was a fairly lengthy discussion about
covering blocks on Arachne a couple (few?) months ago, so you could find
it by going to the archives. Lots of people gave excellent
recommendations for making a great block pillow which will last you a
long time with very little expense.
Good luck!!!
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA, USA
Michele Griffin wrote:
First, Thank you Very much Lucy and Janice for the Christmas Prickings. I look
forward to puzzling each of them out :)
Second...it is a silly question to ask what the "best" type of pillow is. I know that everyone has their favorites :) So instead, my question is what is a good, inexpensive pillow for teaching a new person and for someone that can't afford to go pillow comparison shopping. All of our lace purchases (save thread) are made online....so links would be great too.
I appreciate any advice on teaching also...I am still pretty much a beginner
myself and am really only decently proficient with Torchon so far. I am
working with my friend and getting her through the basics in Torchon (she just
did a piece with spiders...yea!)
Thanks!
(Back to wrapping and making gifts and lurking *grin*)
Mikki
Fairbanks, Alaska
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