Re: [lace] Wool for a bolster pillow?

[robinlace]

 Susan  wrote: 
My plan was to use wool feltI am referring to "fulled wool" that is 
typically used for wool embroidery, penny rugs etc.   Not too thick but with 
some body.  While wandering about the internet today, I found wool flannel & 
wool challis.  

Hi, Susan

Challis and flannel are awfully thin.  My preference is for a sturdier, denser 
fabric like felted/fulled wool, or old army surplus and thrift shop blankets.  
It would take a lot of layers of challis or flannel to pad the pillow the way a 
couple of layers of blanket would.  And many layers of thin fabric have a 
pretty good risk of getting some wrinkles in the stack.  This makes a more 
lumpy surface and also can produce spots where pinning is more difficult.  

For the pillow surface, smooth is what I go for, not wool.  I don't want 
material that will hold onto the bobbins or the thread that runs from them to 
the pricking.  I don't want fabric with bits of fiber sticking up, to get 
tangled into the lace.  I want a relatively dense (threads per inch), smooth 
surface.  Cotton bedsheets are good, or calico (muslin, in England) quilting 
cottons.

Just my opinion,
Robin

Robin P.
robinl...@socal.rr.com
Los Angeles, California, USA

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Re: [lace] RE: Wool for a bolster pillow?

[Anna Binnie]

I would you wool felt. I have a wool felt pillow which is now 30 years 
old and works a charm and still hold the pins. As a quilter I often have 
strips or wool wadding/batting left over from some of my quilts. I've 
used these when repairing roller pillows and for my bolster. Again works 
very well and you can buy it by the metre which means that you can buy a 
length say 20cm long and have the 1-2m width of the fabric to roll onto 
the bolster.


Anna who is recovering from a head cold in a cool Sydney

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Re: [lace] RE: Wool for a bolster pillow?

[Bespokethreadsandyarns]

Would look for worsted wool. Mens suit remnants. Thin. Non pilling. Smooth. 
Wicks away moisture. The thing about uncovered wool is that it is a dust and 
cat hair magnet. That is why cotton covering recommended. 

Sue M
Fiber Artist

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> On May 20, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Jane Partridge  wrote:
> 
> The general purpose of adding material over the foam, as I understand it, is
> to make the pillow last longer. Most of the domed polystyrene pillows I've
> seen that have a layer of felt under the cover have a fairly thin layer - the
> type of felt you buy in squares for craft work, rather than the thick carpet
> underlay type. The cover also helps reduce the noise of working on
> polystyrene, but I'm not sure if ethafoam is as noisy to work on.
> The more layers you use, the greater the amount of fabric you will need to
> buy, and probably the finer fabrics are going to be more expensive, so think
> about whether cost is an issue.
> The only other comment I would make about using wool is that as a fibre, wool
> holds moisture, which is useful for warmth in clothing but could cause
> corrosion if you use steel pins, live in a damp climate and don't finish
> projects reasonably quickly!
> 
> Jane partridgemous...@live.co.uk
> 
>> From: hottl...@neo.rr.com
>> 
>> Hello All!  I thought I knew what type of wool to buy to cover my foam
> roller but now I'm not so sure.  My plan was to use wool felt:  1) because I
> have more than one source & 2) because I applied wool felt to my IOLI $5 foam
> pillow last year & it worked like a charm.  When I say wool felt, I am
> referring to "fulled wool" that is typically used for wool embroidery, penny
> rugs etc.   Not too thick but with some body.  While wandering about the
> internet today, I found wool flannel & wool challis.
> 
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[lace] RE: Wool for a bolster pillow?

[Jane Partridge]

The general purpose of adding material over the foam, as I understand it, is
to make the pillow last longer. Most of the domed polystyrene pillows I've
seen that have a layer of felt under the cover have a fairly thin layer - the
type of felt you buy in squares for craft work, rather than the thick carpet
underlay type. The cover also helps reduce the noise of working on
polystyrene, but I'm not sure if ethafoam is as noisy to work on.
The more layers you use, the greater the amount of fabric you will need to
buy, and probably the finer fabrics are going to be more expensive, so think
about whether cost is an issue.
The only other comment I would make about using wool is that as a fibre, wool
holds moisture, which is useful for warmth in clothing but could cause
corrosion if you use steel pins, live in a damp climate and don't finish
projects reasonably quickly!

Jane partridgemous...@live.co.uk

> From: hottl...@neo.rr.com
>
> Hello All!  I thought I knew what type of wool to buy to cover my foam
roller but now I'm not so sure.  My plan was to use wool felt:  1) because I
have more than one source & 2) because I applied wool felt to my IOLI $5 foam
pillow last year & it worked like a charm.  When I say wool felt, I am
referring to "fulled wool" that is typically used for wool embroidery, penny
rugs etc.   Not too thick but with some body.  While wandering about the
internet today, I found wool flannel & wool challis.

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[lace] Wool for a bolster pillow?

[Susan]

Hello All!  I thought I knew what type of wool to buy to cover my foam roller 
but now I'm not so sure.  My plan was to use wool felt:  1) because I have more 
than one source & 2) because I applied wool felt to my IOLI $5 foam pillow last 
year & it worked like a charm.  When I say wool felt, I am referring to "fulled 
wool" that is typically used for wool embroidery, penny rugs etc.   Not too 
thick but with some body.  While wandering about the internet today, I found 
wool flannel & wool challis.  Now I'm wondering if several layers of thin 
fabric would be preferable to one or two layers of felt?  Or could/should I use 
the flannel or challis to make a wool cover instead of using quilt cotton?  An 
online video seemed to indicate that the cover has some natural pleats that 
help secure the edges of the pricking.  So now I am wondering aloud & hope the 
experts on Arachne will weigh in on the subject!  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, 
Erie, PA USA

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[Gon Homburg]

Dear Arachnes,

The insertion of this week is published on my site http://bit.ly/1wTaqm5
. A little it earlier than normal, but this afternoon
there will be the Lacecafé in the Vondelpark. So I do not have time this
afternoon.

Happy lacing and have fun with this insertion.

Gon Homburg from a sunny, but very windy and still cold Amsterdam, The
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