Dear Arachnids,
I have been trying to reach Simon Toustou, master lace pillow maker, for
another pillow. After several months of trying, I have not gotten an
answer. Is he alright? Please, anyone, email a good way to contact him.
Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the weather is rather
I am now the proud owner of one of Simons lovely pillows :-)
It's beautiful and very well made.
postal charges weren't insignificant but being heavy and shipped from Canada to
Scotland it's to be expected And defiantly worth every penny.
It's comfortable to use on my lap or table ,
Congratulations to you! Simon's pillows are probably the most
beautifully crafted modern pillows in the world!! I know of no one else
who puts as much attention and detail to the woodwork as he does to the
perfectly shaped and perfectly stuffed pillows and rollers.
I have one which I love
I know the feeling, I'm almost terrified to use it for fear of spoiling it's
perfectness
The last few days I've just been admiring it :-)
On 3 Mar 2011, at 21:03, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote:
Congratulations to you! Simon's pillows are probably the most beautifully
No problem I don't see any harm in it
I paid around 320 canadian dollars I think for a 9 wide roller and around
170 for the international postage
He has a online gallery (no prices though) at
http://stoustou.jalbum.net/catalogue/index.html
And payment was by bank transfer
He's also
Hello Again! After all the accolades, I wanted to see what all the fuss was
about. WOW--I'm in love! Aubergine velvet, my favorite. How many more
shopping days until Christmas? Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, 77* sunny breezy
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I also have a relatively new Simon roller pillow, and it's
gorgeous. My only problem is that I can't seem to find a pricking
that is worthy of being worked on it. g
Elaine
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Elaine Chock elain...@earthlink.net
Woodbridge, VA
I have found that I've never been terribly thrilled with a piece of lace
in a picture. But when I see it in person, I'm blown away by the
beauty of it! So I recommend having a look around at the IOLI
convention in Bethesda (you *are* going, aren't you - even for one
day?) There will be so
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From: Maureen Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jaqui Borg [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow
| To Jaqui, try leaving out the housework,
My MIL says It takes a long time
Simon Toustou is a member of the Montreal Guild of Lacemakers. So am I. If
you know what kind of pillow you would like and would trust me to buy it
for you, I could arrange it with him.
It is much easier to buy a pillow that is already made than to order one
and wait (sometimes extremely long)
Arachne lace@arachne.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:23 AM
Subject: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow
Hello
I was just wondering if anyone knew if his pillows are available in
Australia
I would also thank Doris Southard for her innovative 'Christina' type
pillow,
that leaves more money to spend
My impression has always been that the only way to receive a Simon Toustou
Pillow is directly from his hands, but I could be wrong.
Devon
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At 02:43 PM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
My impression has always been that the only way to receive a Simon Toustou
Pillow is directly from his hands, but I could be wrong.
Devon
No -- but it would be from someone who had gotten them from Simon. Robin
and Russ used to carry a pillow or two, but Russ
for tonight.
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From: Jaqui Borg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:23 PM
Subject: [lace] Simon Toustou Pillow
Hello
I was just wondering if anyone knew if his pillows are available in
Australia
I would also thank
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At 02:43 PM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
My impression has always been that the only way to receive a Simon Toustou
Pillow is directly from his hands, but I could be wrong.
Devon
No -- but it would be from
Hello
I was just wondering if anyone knew if his pillows are available in Australia
I would also thank Doris Southard for her innovative 'Christina' type pillow,
that leaves more money to spend on the Toustou pillow - if I can get one.
Jaqui
in a warm and getting hotter Melbourne Australia
(and
I have been chatting off-list with a friend about the
wonderful lacemaking goodies made by Simon Toustou, who
lives in Quebec, I believe. She asked me a question for
which I don't have an answer, and I thought I'd ask the
list...
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and
I have been chatting off-list with a friend about the
wonderful lacemaking goodies made by Simon Toustou, who
lives in Quebec, I believe. She asked me a question for
which I don't have an answer, and I thought I'd ask the
list...
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and tables, and how widespread is his work?
He also makes bobbins.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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Tom Andrews
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From: Mary L. Tod [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Simon Toustou
I have been chatting off-list with a friend about
Simon works for a living in a lumberr mill. He only makes these
creations part time, thus their scarcity. Her is a page with my first
pillow he made. I have another but haven't put it on yet.
http://www.lacefairy.com/Lace/SimonToustou.html
Lori the Lacefairy
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In a message dated 08/20/2003 1:26:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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My wife bought one of his pillows and a stand and he sent a free
pair of his bobbins for her to try. Exquisite workmanship. The pillow
drawer was damaged in shipment so when I ordered the roller
: [lace] Simon Toustou
In a message dated 08/20/2003 1:26:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My wife bought one of his pillows and a stand and he sent a free
pair of his bobbins for her to try. Exquisite workmanship. The pillow
drawer was damaged in shipment so when
.
Tom Andrews
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From: Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Simon Toustou
Her question: What does M. Toustou make other than pillows
and tables, and how widespread is his work?
He also
is measured in
months now, not days!
Clay
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Simon Toustou
Hi Devon -
I just ran across a letter I received from him in 1999 in
which he quoted me a price for the pillow I wanted and
indicated that shipping would be $25
Well, I don't want to rain on anybody's parade; and I do agree that Simon's
work is of superior quality and beautiful indeed. However, my own
experience was somewhat ambivalent: I bought a portable stand from him
some seven or eight years ago. It was certainly beautiful; and far from
portable (in
Hi Aurelia !
However, my own experience was somewhat ambivalent: I
bought a portable stand from him some seven or eight years
ago. It was certainly beautiful; and far from portable (in
fact, heavy as lead)! I ended up making a present of it to a
friend of mine who is a gifted lacemaker. She uses
Maybe the word portable was a translation problem. His idea of portable
may be; ability to pack away, where as yours was for ease and convience
to carry around.
Lori the Lacefairy
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: I bought a portable stand from him some seven or eight years ago. It
was certainly
Hi - I have one of Simon's large roller pillows with drawers and a table (not
portable). I also have lots of his bobbins, a bobbin holder rack, and a couple
of tongue depresser type holders (in sumak) and a toolbox which holds 9 tools:
2 pin pushers, 2 divider pins, lazy susan and a needlepin for
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