Lace is worked in the central area of a round cookie pillow, no matter how you turn it around. If doesn't really matter whether you keep the same edge toward yourself or not. When I repeat a pattern, I move the pricking a tiny bit before starting again.
There is one fact that you need to be aware of when comparing pillows. The type of ethafoam we have in the USA is self-healing. When the pin is pulled out, the hole closes up. It takes years and years of pinning to break down this foam. The pillow I got in the UK that was supposed to be the best thing going lasted only about 4 years. I had to give it up and put it in the trash. The working area in the middle had broken down. The ethafoam pillow I got when I started lacemaking 16 years ago has had a project on it almost all the time and is still going strong. The well-packed pillow made with straw, seaweed, wool, etc. will last 100 years. The foam pillows won't last that long, but neither will I. The foam pillows are inexpensive, so if one does wear out, it can be easily replaced. Alice in Oregon ________________________________ From: Andrea Lamble <andreal...@hotmail.com> ....but surely then you'd always be using the same bit of the pillow to work on and it would wear out more quickly. Using a symetrical pillow allows you to change which part you work on.... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
