If you have a small 'rolling pin' to roll your lace around, you can always tuck that roll inside a folded napkin or spare cover cloth on the back of the pillow, if there's no little pouch.
I have some yardage on the go at the moment on a multiblock pillow, that has the lace rolled, and the roll is tucked in the folds of a napkin - it keeps it from snagging on any rough parts of my pricking. I also have a table cloth edging on the go on a travelling pillow, and it is folded and stuffed into the little pouch on that panel. It works pretty well, but I still need a small cover cloth or napkin to lace over my pins and over the lace when I fold up the pillow, so the lace doesn't catch on the pin heads. A ziplock will work OK for short term us and as long as there is no condensation in the bag. It will allow people to see what you are doing, but protect the completed yardage from soiled fingers :-) If you're using a travelling pillow, chose a pattern that works in a fairly straight line, and doesn't require too much turning of the pillow, like some Bed's pieces. Trying to work sideways on some patterns can be most uncomfortable and frustrating. I've done it through necessity a couple of times - both pieces required 30-35 pairs which was quite a stretch for my little pillow. I wouldn't tackle those patterns or ones like them again on that pillow. If you are doing corners, I have heard of some lacemakers using a cone shaped pillow to work the corner on. I've not ever done that, so I don't know how successful that would be, but I believe the corner part of the pricking would sit at the base/widest part of the cone. I'm sure there's someone on the list who's tried this and can speak more expertly than i. Good luck with your piece. It sounds like a fun project. Cheers, Helen, Duvall, WA - 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
