I just got my first ethafoam pillow, and I find working on it a new
experience. Until now, I've worked Torchon on a traditional straw-stuffed
Belgian cookie pillow and Cantu lace on a traditional horsehair-stuffed
tombolo (Italian bolster pillow).
Ethafoam is a softer, with more give in it, as
I have never yet seen ethafoam pillows in the UK.
Most pillows here are polyester foam or high-density foam, but none last all
that long.
Then you can buy barley straw pillows, ususally around 20 domed round.
I have one of these and love it.
I recently bought a large pillow from Germany, filled
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Hi Agnes and everyone
In essence, ethafoam = polystyrene , also known as polyethylene-based
extruded foam, for our lace pillows. It has many uses; museums use it for
packing artifacts.
I first heard of the wonderful ethafoam substance for a lace pillow from
Pat Hallam, from the UK! and
I had the impression that ethafoam was like memory foam, and wondered about
the suitability for lace pillows, as it is rather soft adn squigy.
Agnes Boddington
Hi Agnes and everyone
In essence, ethafoam = polystyrene , also known as polyethylene-based
extruded foam, for our lace pillows. It
I definitely found it soft and squidgy, but after about an hour I got used
to working on it. I don't think I'd care to work on it all the time, though
it does have its uses and I am not sorry I bought it.
By the way, I got mine from an American supplier.
Sr. Claire
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at
'Memory foam' as I know it is for mattresses. Ethafoam or whatever one
wants to call this closed-cell polyethyl product is firm and just fine for
lace pillows. I cover mine with a layer of wool fabric, felt or something
else thin but cushiony to prevent the plastic 'feel' between the cover
Actually, ethafoam is polyethylene which is chemically different than
polystyrene and they behave very differently. Polystyrene breaks down very
easily, whereas ethafoam is self-healing. I've had two of my ethafoam pillows
for more than ten years and they are as firm as the day I bought them
Google ethafoam polystyrene - interesting links.
Polyethylene is a generic name for the molecular base for many plastics.
On Jul 25, 2010 11:58am, Sherry Naleszkiewicz
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Yes, Agnes...what I know as ethafoam is, as you say, like memory foam.
Although the two pillows I own aren't soft at alljust not rock-hard like
some of the polystyrene products.
The material in my pillows is a bit like the stuff pool noodles are made of
- just a little bit firmer.
One of my
Sorry to cite my Dad as my authoritative source but he is an organic chemist
and
materials engineer, so... The following information is from him.
Polyethylene is a specific type of plastic, made from a specific and distinct
polymer. Polyethylene plastics can be produced in many different forms,
I bought some Ethafoam through a store in Canberra once, and the constantly
used block pillow I made with it several years ago shows no sign of wear.
The Canberra firm no longer supplies the foam, but I've found an Australian
supplier, and I know of at least one lacemaker who has visited them and
Hi,
Just thought I'd jump in here with a possible suggestion when working
on an Ethafoam pillow. Years ago I was told to put a covering of wool over
the foam and between the pillow covering. I have used old wool skirts or
blankets that I have washed in hot water and put in the dryer. Even my
And here am I still working on my original sawdust pillow of 21
years. I've never had to refill it. I just turn it upside down on the
floor on a cover cloth and dance on the bottom to redistribute the
sawdust once in a while. Granted it is heavy to lug around but I
wouldn't be without
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