and doesn't break
down.
Hope this helps.
Peg
watching the last of the light fade from the
sky...it's cooling down and the
crickets are chirping slower
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Subject: [lace
Bev wrote:
I still say in essence, when you're talking about lace pillows,
ethafoam = polystyrene. ok the same but different.
In the end, both are synthetic, and serve the same purpose for lacemakers.
The ethafoam pillows sold in the USA are self-healing. The holes seal
themselves when pins
walker walker.b...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [lace] Ethafoam
I still say in essence, when you're talking about lace pillows,
ethafoam = polystyrene. ok the same but different.
In the end, both
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Sherry Naleszkiewicz
Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 3:23 AM
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None of my pillows are more than twelve years old, but it will be interesting
to see which ones are still in the best shape in another twelve. Right now, my
We've had this conversation many times before. Looking back through the
archives at least in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Ethafoam (polyethylene foam) and polystyrene not the same.
I have yet to find an ethafoam lace pillow in the UK, but I do have ethafoam
tubes to put over handles of e.g. cutlery
The allergy can be from the hay/straw itself, or more likely a mold or dust
product from within, even weeds that shared the field. All I know of
naturally of to kill off, is a dilution of grapefruit seed extract (which is
amazing for many things, even sour laundry you cannot bleach). Of course
.
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Subject: Re: [lace] Ethafoam after straw and horse hair
The allergy can be from the hay/straw itself, or more likely a mold
I still say in essence, when you're talking about lace pillows,
ethafoam = polystyrene. ok the same but different.
In the end, both are synthetic, and serve the same purpose for lacemakers.
Evidently Dow Chemical sees to plastics varying among countries.
Lace on.
On , Jean Nathan
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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Subject: Re: [lace] Ethafoam after straw and horse hair
I
bought my first straw-filled pillow last year, and at first I loved it. After
being away from it for a couple of weeks then going back to it, however, I
discovered that the 'cold' I had been fighting off the first time I used
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
for workshops and demos because they are feather light.
Sherry
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Sent: Jul 25, 2010 12:55 PM
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Hi Agnes and everyone
In essence, ethafoam
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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pillow has a very slightly soft bit in the centre.
Ruth (Sydney, Australia)
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Agnes Boddington
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: [lace] Ethafoam ...
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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ethafoam is ...
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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
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Agnes Boddington
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Subject: Re: [lace] Ethafoam ...
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
I wanted to comment on the use of the pool noodle. It works for a one-time or
short term project. It does not hold up over a long time.
I bought a travel pillow with a small roller. After making about 4 yards of
narrow edging on it, the pins didn't hold very well. I discovered a valley
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