My several travel pillows all have rollers made from a short length of pool noodle. This swimming pool toy is made of a closed cell foam, might not be the trademarked Ethafoam, and thus not as long-lasting for having lace pins put in (if the inventor ever knew! LOL). However mine have lasted well, with occasional use. I don't like working directly on the synthetic surface, and have several layers of wool fabric or felt wrapped around, topped by a firmly woven cotton cloth layer. Look around, some of the pool noodles have already a hole through the centre, where one can put a length of dowel, if the turning mechanism is based on the spindle idea. None of mine are like that, the roller is fitted into a box, or it is wedged into the apron and turns on its own.
Yes, sawdust is heavy, but if it is plentiful and free, it is good - nice in a small bolster made from a cloth cylinder. I have one like that, and another bolster firmly stuffed with felted fleece. I like using both. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Ruth Rocker <[email protected]> wrote: > Along this same line - can pool noodles sold this time of year in the US be > used as a roller? I need to make a new roller pillow (mine was destroyed > several years ago in a tornado) and that would make things a lot easier than > winding all that wool. I did that last time and made the mistake of filling > the apron with sawdust. Very sturdy but it weighed a TON! Live and learn > about some things :D > > Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
