To answer the paragraph below my response: The solution to graduated padding is not to cut darts, which would be very lumpy. For my gently-domed pillows, made years ago (I no longer make lace) we cut graduated circles of felt or felted wool blankets that had been washed and dried at the highest setting of heat. You then stack the circles and lay them on the pillow before you cover it. I preferred the smallest circle on the bottom of stack. Each was 1/2" to 1" larger in diameter than the one below it. Experiment based on the pillow form you have. There is no need for glue! A properly-covered pillow will be so tight that the circles will not shift out of place. Experiment by cutting circles of paper before you try this. It will help you decide the dimensions. The texture of felt or felted wool helps to keep it in place. If buying felt, make sure it is not made of synthetic materials, and avoid dark colors. They might run if liquids are spilled on your pillow, and that might mean that the lace being made might wick the color into it. Avoid the use of adhesives inside your pillow. They contain substances that may attract micro-organisms. And, once the pillow is made, you might not discover an infestation until it has done damage. Also, adhesives may off-gas odors and chemicals that could damage the pillow form, pins and your lace. By the way, have you looked at the Arachne archives to answer your pillow questions? We have been answering this type of question for 15 years, and there are some good tips that don't get included in every round of similar questions. _http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/index.html) Also, I recommend you look at the Lace Miniatures correspondence in the archives. Annelies de Kort of The Netherlands made the most extraordinary lace shop with living quarters above which was exhibited at OIDFA in Gent in 1998(?). At the same OIDFA Congress she displayed a lace dessert table (many cakes, etc.). They looked real. Both were publicized at the time. She has published booklets of instructions. Try different search engines and you may be able to find.
Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 1/22/2012 2:54:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, thelace...@btinternet.com writes: Rosemarie Robertson covers her pillows with felt before putting the cotton cover on and this does hold the pillow together. I would think that for a very domed pillow you would need to cut darts into the felt so that it lies flat and also I would think that you would need to glue it to the pillow to stop it from moving. If you are working with polystrene then I think good old copydex would be the best bet because if it's new then you can put a very thin layer onto the felt and pillow, let them start to dry then contact stick them when it's nearly dry. This way there would be no sticky stuff to come through the felt or the lace. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
