NO, NO, NO!!!!! Yes, I shouted. Don't do it!!!! Don't use a pool noodle for a roller unless you plan to use it for only one project and throw it away afterwards.
I bought a cute travel roller pillow and used it for narrow yardage. At about 3 yards, I noticed the center section of the roller was dented in and wouldn't hold pins any longer. When I dismantled the roller, it had a cheap pool noodle inside. It is *not* good ethafoam. It's cheap, cheap, cheap stuff. I replaced it with wool, which will last longer than I will be able to make lace. This roller was only 4" wide so I was able to roll it tight enough all by myself with no problem. A wide roller would be easier with two people. I would like to say that it took fewer wool strips than I expected. A roller of wider diameter could have a filler in the center, reserving the outside inch to 1-1/2 inches for the wool. Tape the starting edge of fabric to the roller base to hold it firmly. Roll the strips under tension so there are no air pockets between layers of wool. I think I lightly overcast the final edge of wool to the roller so it would stay firmly in place while I put the cover on it. Velvet pillows: I am going to go against the crowd on this subject. Velvet or plush pillows are fairly popular in my section of the world. It should be a low nap type of plush, but it does make a beautiful pillow. I have heard no complaints about problems from the cover fabric of these pillows. In fact, the travel pillow mentioned above has a low nap velvet on it and I've had no problems because of the fabric. A high nap velvet could give problems with fastening a pricking and keeping it from moving on the pillow. I have several pillows with a suede type fabric. They have very little plush but still feel good to my fingers. The one caution I would give would be to check that the fabric is color fast before using it. I had one pillow covered with an indeterminate cheap fabric, started a project, and then it sat for quite a while. I noticed the pattern edges were turning pink. The color was leaching from the pillow. That project was dumped, and the pillow recovered very fast with a known and tested fabric. Just be sure to pick a color that is pleasing to your eyes since you will be looking at it for hours. Alice in Oregon ----- Original Message ---- 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 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
