Dear Friends,
I was alerted to this Princess Pillow for sale on ebay today. The
bobbins are pretty awful - and so is the price. But it's worth a look
Item number:
160553976858
I've got 2 of these and am using one right now.
David in Ballarat
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What an unusual pillow. I like the fact that they have numbered the holes on
the pricking to make it a bit like a join the dots that we did as kids.
After a heavy day this was just the chuckle that I needed
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
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My chronicle of my bobbins can
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 ,
Dear Arachnes,
A friend has one of those plexiglass pocket bobbin-winders and she'd
like to get the attachment to wind Continental bobbins.
Does any on the list know how to get our hands on one of these
attachments, or would be willing to sell us one?
Many thanks in advance from a still-chilly
Debora, the plexiglass bobbin winder is made by John Beswick of Torchon
House, a lace equipment supplier here in Australia. Write to him asking
about the continental adapter at:
Torchon House
C/o Post Office
URAIDLA SA 5142
Noelene in Cooma
A friend has one of those plexiglass pocket
This pillow has an interesting story. It was made in the USA around
the turn of the 20th century and marketed as a way for housewives to
easily make extra money! The booklet that came with the pillow had
instructions for few simple edgings in which the pin holes were
individually numbered.
Holly Van Sciver (www.vansciverbobbinlace.com) carries this winder, and
has the adapter for sale on her website.
Clay
On 3/3/2011 3:51 PM, Noelene Lafferty wrote:
Debora, the plexiglass bobbin winder is made by John Beswick of Torchon
House, a lace equipment supplier here in Australia.
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
Dear Arachnes and Marilyn,
This is the winder sold by John Beswick of Torchon House in
Australia. It is made of three pocket-size plexiglass pieces that get
assembled together and is clamped to a surface. I couldn't find any
picture of it on the web and I haven't seen it in Holly Van Sciver's
I have a roller pillow that I got from The Lacemaker about 10 years ago. It
is covered in green velvet with black ribbon going around the opening for the
roller and is very well made. It is beautiful! The wood is beautiful and on the
back is hand painted flowers in pinks and greens. I have a
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
Hmmm... I'm thinking that Tracy Jackson had bought the company by
then. At any rate, her partner makes most of the pillows and stands
that she sells. He does a very nice job of reproducing pillows of all
types.
I've never worked on any of his pillows, so can't comment on that aspect.
Clay
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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