RE: [lace] Block pillow question

Hi, I am with Annelore here. If you work over the half block to place your corner in the right place you are still using it as a spacer, not just to keep your lace at the right distance from you, but also to work the lace in the right position over the spacer. I have even got full width but only

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

> > I still don't see why you think half blocks are purely spacers, Another reason for using half and quarter blocks is to get a corner entirely on a full block. The wider the edging the bigger the corner will be and the more difficult it can be to get it positioned entirely on a block. The

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

I stand corrected - if you need to use your half blocks to work on, so be it. On the other hand, if you have a block pillow in a frame, you cannot overhang a part of a block even temporarily, and having a space at the bottom with no block in it does not give very good support for your

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

I now understand how you are using the half blocks, and I can see how that would be useful. Normally the half blocks are merely used as spacers and not worked on, but obviously you have used it as a spacer and worked on it. Well done. Malvary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2017, at 9:14

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

The half blocks are purely spacers, if you work on them then they aren't available when you need to move your work only a little. Why wouldn't you work on a full block to be able to turn a corner? Sometimes a full block would be too long to fit in to reach the corner, so I would work on a

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

The half blocks are purely spacers, if you work on them then they aren't available when you need to move your work only a little. Why wouldn't you work on a full block to be able to turn a corner? Malvary Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Sue Babbs

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

"It is important to remember that you never work on the half blocks they are purely for getting the block you are using in a comfortable place for working . " I'm curious! Why do you say this, Malvary? I don't see what would be the problem with working on the half blocks. I will work on

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

It is important to remember that you never work on the half blocks they are purely for getting the block you are using in a comfortable place for working . Joseph, if you are making another pillow, you could decide how wide you might need and make the blocks rectangular rather than square,

Re: [lace] Block pillow question

i definitely love the idea of the holes under the blocks for moving them. i use rectangles so i have two widths for use. of course the wider one doesn't allow you to lace for days on it, but it sure solves having two pillows. sometimes it can look like a jigsaw puzzle if you get fancy. i also

RE: [lace] Block pillow question

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