That sounds like a smart idea Malvery, I hadn't thought of that, yet although
I was wondering how wide would be ok on this pillow.
The way I am using the pillow at the moment I am able to place the edge
bobbins off the working apron out of the way giving me enough room to work
comfortably in the
How wide is a swedish one and how wide the apron. I did buy the foam roller
for the 5 and 1/4 inch block pillow but didn't get on with it (but maybe
might do better now I have got the knack, worth a try. We were considering
making one earlier this year, but in the end decided to buy as it
Thank you Jacquie,
Will consider all this when designing or choosing a pattern, both across and
pattern repeat. Will certainly work a sample piece to prove it works, or
not, on the pillow, it works with the thread and I like it enough to go all
the way around a rectangle table cloth. I had
Hi Lyn, go into arachne webshots and the Hurwitzend folder and it is the
first photo.
My cat, sadly is no longer with us and we were just talking about missing
him. He used to just hold the bobbins steady, he never upset anything.
He did occasionally get between me and the pillow (by
lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote:
And someone else wrote that she had not used a roller pillow until relatively
recently. I know the old pillows, Le Puy, for sure, were roller pillows. As I
understand it, block pillows are a recent invention.
Mostly, yes. Swiss pillows may be an
Hi Janice,
I do remember some of this but on this occasion chose to use normal pricking
card, but have since been reminded that ordinary card without the blue
sticky would work well. It was my first try at using the roller pillow and
I have a snug fit over the top of the roller as well as a
Sue wrote: Once I have used up this thread I am planning on designing and
making a wider and longer
strip of lace for a tablecloth edge
As someone with a couple of travel pillows might I suggest that you try a
wider piece with more bobbins before you commit to making a long length.
There is
I agree with Malvary about the width.
I only came to like roller pillows when I was given a Swedish one, which is
more substantial than a foam one, and has a much wider apron, so gives me
plenty of space for wider strips.
Sue
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The other thing to consider when working on a roller is the length of the
pattern repeat. Because of the curve of the roller, the optimum sweet spot
to work on is usually only about 2 inches maximum. If you are doing a
wider edging with a longer repeat you will find you have to keep
Just remember if you are going to do a wider piece of lace, check that your
roller pillow has room for all the bobbins. It can be a little uncomfortable
if
they are getting in your way. If using blue cardstock, you will still need to
cover the ink on the pricking with something unless it is
Corners are possible on rollers :)
Lately I've been doing squared edgings on my roller pillows - I took
Sally Schoenberg's advice for moving the lace at a corner when working
on a D-shaped pillow. Works a treat on the roller.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM, laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
or are
I too work corner's on my wide Swedish roller. I work on a bit of fun-foam
sheet as I approach the corner, and the pins mainly go in this. Then I
bundle the bobbins carefully in cover cloths, take off the weight from the
threads, and turn the pricking and lace. Yes, I used to do this on my
Lyn wrote: As I understand it, block pillows are a recent invention.
It deppends what you mean by recent. Some of the Ottawa Lace Group recently
had the opportunity to visit a local lace collector to see some of her
beautiful lace. She showed us a block pillow which I think was dated about
I meant to send this to the entire list as well...
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA. USA
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Subject: Re: [lace] Re: roller pillow and lace
From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net
To: lynrbai...@desupernet.net
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Hi Lyn...
I'm not an authority
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