[lace] Bolster Pillow Bobbin Management
Thank you Janice for describing yet another management idea! I did finish my sample swatch & posted it to Flickr Photostream. Sadly, my enthusiasm for using my bolster for this project is waning so I think my next step will be to test this pattern on a roller pillow to see if that helps. Frankly, it’s too big a project & it won’t be any fun if I’m struggling with threads & equipment. I did work “groups” of bobbins & set up a line of divider pins along the edge, an arrangement that sounds similar to your pearl lineup. It worked, but was very slow going. Maybe I’m expecting too much? Maybe I can’t successfully manage more than 5 pairs (Idrija narrow tape)? A roller pillow comparison test should help me find out whether this is a three month or a three year project! In the meantime, I’m sorry about all the knots. Between my mistakes & trying to use up odds & ends of perle 5, stuff happened. I made the swatch as a mat so it might be useable for something. Sincerely, Susan, South Florida - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] lace] Bolster pillow Bobbin management
Oh I can picture it ! Would work well IF I didn’t have curious cats but I do!! My ribbon with beaded pins and divider pins is literally the reverse and locks the bobbins down! A combination of the two would possibly work for me… Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Janice Blair wrote: > > Susan,I have not used a bolster pillow but many of my friends do. What they > made was a strip of ribbon with large pearl beads sewn on, or a crochet strip, > similar to what some use to hold bobbins when packing up the pillow, but at > regular close intervals they attached a large round bead. The strips go around > the outer edges of the bolster and as you work through the bobbins, the used > ones are placed behind the beads out of the way. It is easy to lift them back > up when you need them again. Wish I had a photo to show you, hard to explain > in words. Looks pretty on the pillow. > I have also seen wire that is coiled, similar to the old telephone cords we > used to have on the kitchen wall phone, and fastened around the sides of the > bolster and you place the thread leads over a coil. Love the Christmas > ornament.Janice > Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] lace] Bolster pillow Bobbin management
Susan,I have not used a bolster pillow but many of my friends do. What they made was a strip of ribbon with large pearl beads sewn on, or a crochet strip, similar to what some use to hold bobbins when packing up the pillow, but at regular close intervals they attached a large round bead. The strips go around the outer edges of the bolster and as you work through the bobbins, the used ones are placed behind the beads out of the way. It is easy to lift them back up when you need them again. Wish I had a photo to show you, hard to explain in words. Looks pretty on the pillow. I have also seen wire that is coiled, similar to the old telephone cords we used to have on the kitchen wall phone, and fastened around the sides of the bolster and you place the thread leads over a coil. Love the Christmas ornament.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Bolster pillow Bobbin management
I use ribbon (cloth) and long divider pins and long pins with good sized Pearl tips. I once had a bolster pillow knocked of the refrigerator by my cat! The lace wasn’t salvageable! Now it is so well locked down when I put it away you can turn it upside down and shake it without anything moving! You learn to secure EVERYTHING! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 8, 2022, at 6:33 PM, LacySuzette wrote: > > Many thanks to all who wrote—Clearly experience speaks volumes!! I > must say I would never have thought of using a wire wrapped dowel or rubber > bands. I truly appreciate your advice on the weekend especially as I was > hoping to make progress before Monday. There are definitely “groups” that > can be worked while others “rest” although I found it a bit of a challenge > unless the working threads are overly long. After considering all your > suggestions, combined with what I have on hand in our tiny condo, I decided to > try the “tuning fork” bobbin holders I bought at a Flanders > class—ironically from Annick! I did use divider pins plus one flat holder > but the elastic is fiddly to use without a flat pillow. All I can say is my > hat is off to anyone who manages lots of bobbins on a bolster! This might be > something I need to see/learn in person? So far my Rube Goldberg set up is > slightly faster than before. But—Anna—you have hit the nail on the head. > This might be easier on a different pillow. I do have a wide roller pillow > that I could try before I embark on making/buying a block pillow. I posted a > photo on Flickr & yes I realize it looks like something MacGyver would make! > ;-) I also posted a pic of another small Binche ornament from “Christmas by > Kumiko”. They are in Photostream. Thanks again & enjoy what’s left of your > weekend! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, South Florid > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bolster pillow Bobbin management
Many thanks to all who wrote—Clearly experience speaks volumes!! I must say I would never have thought of using a wire wrapped dowel or rubber bands. I truly appreciate your advice on the weekend especially as I was hoping to make progress before Monday. There are definitely “groups” that can be worked while others “rest” although I found it a bit of a challenge unless the working threads are overly long. After considering all your suggestions, combined with what I have on hand in our tiny condo, I decided to try the “tuning fork” bobbin holders I bought at a Flanders class—ironically from Annick! I did use divider pins plus one flat holder but the elastic is fiddly to use without a flat pillow. All I can say is my hat is off to anyone who manages lots of bobbins on a bolster! This might be something I need to see/learn in person? So far my Rube Goldberg set up is slightly faster than before. But—Anna—you have hit the nail on the head. This might be easier on a different pillow. I do have a wide roller pillow that I could try before I embark on making/buying a block pillow. I posted a photo on Flickr & yes I realize it looks like something MacGyver would make! ;-) I also posted a pic of another small Binche ornament from “Christmas by Kumiko”. They are in Photostream. Thanks again & enjoy what’s left of your weekend! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, South Florid - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bolster pillow bobbin management
Hello All! Yesterday I started a test swatch for Annick Staes butterfly scarf. Since I don’t own a block pillow, I’m working on my bolster—18” long X 7” diameter. This is the pillow I use for Idrija & I’ve never had a problem managing my bobbins. I just throw them to the side & over the back or hang them on a pin at the side of my work. Unfortunately my swatch has more than 40 pairs! Needless to say they have been fighting amongst themselves & gotten quite tangled. :-( Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this? I looked online & only found YouTube videos on how to make the pillow itself. Frankly I can’t imagine making a 48” scarf without improving my bobbin management. I’ll still be working on it next year! Many thanks if you can help. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, South Florida - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
