Just thought I should put right any misconceptions about the pillow Alice refers to on Ebay
These are newly made pillows, and can be bought with different covers. They are not sold as copies of, or refurbished old ones although I guess any lace pillow must be a 'copy' of one made in the past as there's not much scope for innovation here. I have one of these and find it good to use for yardage. The 'handle' Liz refers to is a removable bar which attaches to the back for winding completed lengths of lace, so it doesnt interfere with the roller at all. The pillow is extremely well made and finished. The underside is covered with nonslip material and, as the seller says - the pillow can be comfortably used on the lap, which is how I use mine. disclaimer........... I dont know the maker /seller of these pillows and I bought mine on Ebay because the price was very reasonable. from Phil in NSW - Australia > The roller part looks OK, but I would need the working pad much higher up, > as I don't like the bobbins to be that much lower than where they come from > the pins, - and I think that "Handle" would get in the way of using the > pins. Yuk! > Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. > [email protected] > In view of recent discussion, I noticed this on Aus eBay. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LACE-BOBBIN-ROLLER-/230665641260?pt=AU_Lace_Lacemakin g&hash=item35b4be5d2c > > It looks like a home copy version of a Princess Pillow... unless the Aus version was made this way. > > Alice > The newer one looks more sturdily made...with good wood rather than a metal bar supporting the roller. The fabric also looks too new to be 100 years old. I wondered if someone was duplicating the old Princess, and selling them as if they were old. Or if the ones manufactured in Aus were made differently from the ones in USA. None of the originals that I've seen, or seen pictures of, had striped fabric, for one thing. > > Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
