RE: [lace] Block pillow question

[J-D Hammett]

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 quarter length
blocks (12” x 3”) for my large 12” (32 cm) blocks pillow to move the lace only
a little OR to work over it to place the next corner in the right place on the
12 x 12” block for turning. Very useful as corners are seldom exactly where
you’d like them to be.

Joepie, East Sussex where the weather is foul!

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Brenda Paternoster]

>
> 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 full
width of the pricking has to go onto the block and it has to come off again
without any overlap.

Brenda in Allhallows

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Malvary Cole]

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 bobbins.


I understand the use of the half block if you are turning a corner, but 
don't see the need for a half block usage if you are making a book mark 
which is 1.5 blocks in length - why not just use 2 blocks.


If you constantly use your half block to work on, the foam will break down 
more because you can't rotate it like you can with a full block.


Malvary

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Malvary]

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 

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> On Dec 10, 2017, at 9:14 PM, Sue Babbs  wrote:
> 
> 
> 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 half block in the section before the corner to make the 
> corner be on a full block which I could lift and turn.  In my pillow the half 
> blocks are made of exactly the same material and thus take the pins in the 
> same way, so if I need just half a block's length to reach the right place 
> for the corner, I use it.
> 
> Sue
> 
> suebabbs...@gmail.com
> 
> 

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Sue Babbs]

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 half block in the section before the corner to make the 
corner be on a full block which I could lift and turn.  In my pillow the 
half blocks are made of exactly the same material and thus take the pins in 
the same way, so if I need just half a block's length to reach the right 
place for the corner, I use it.


Sue

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Malvary]

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 

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> On Dec 10, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Sue Babbs  wrote:
> 
> 
> "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 the  half block if 
> it means I get to the right place to turn a corner.
> 
> Sue 

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Sue Babbs]

"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 the  half block if 
it means I get to the right place to turn a corner.


Sue 


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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Malvary]

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, or make a nine block 
square and if you have them in a frame, then they can all move, or 
alternatively anchor the four corners then all the middle pieces move.  Make 
some extra blocks and cut one of them in two for your two half blocks.

Malvary in Ottawa where we had our first measurable snow fall today.

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Re: [lace] Block pillow question

[Lin Hudren]

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 use a Lazy Susan for turning the pillow to accommodate a change in
direction as my favorite lace is Milanese and you can have some lovely
curves.  glad to hear others of like mind enjoy the same pleasures.


Hugs, Lin and the Mali



On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 7:10 AM, J-D Hammett  wrote:

> Hi Fellow Arachnids,
>
>
>
> For any shaped pillows or blocks for pillows to be made up in the UK
> contact
> Church Meadow Craft. They are excellent at making exactly what you need.
>
>
>
> No connections with the firm, just a happy customer as are several of my
> students.
>
>
>
> Happy Lacemaking!
>
>
>
> BEST GREETINGS OF THE SEASON FOR EVERYONE OF ANY -RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE-
> PERSUATION!
>
>
>
> Joepie, in wet and windy Sussex, UK. (Thankfully we did not have any snow
> here..yet :-).
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for
> Windows 10
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>
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> 
> From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of N.A.
> Neff
> 
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:34:45 PM
> To: Joseph Young; Arachne
> Subject: [lace] Block pillow question
>
> Joseph,
>
> There's a 23" pillow out there with 6 3/4" blocks, triangular blocks at the
> 'corners' so it's octagonal, and two half-blocks--and you're right, the
> half-blocks are incredibly useful.
>
> I don't know where you are, but Holly Van Sciver in the US carries it. (
> vansciverbobbinlace.com). It's expensive, $275, but I'll bet she imports
> them from the UK or Europe so you might be able to find it there.
>
> I have one and I love it.
>
> Nancy
> Connecticut, USA
>
> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 4:43 AM, Joseph Young <
> graceadlerdesi...@outlook.com
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > One question I have been meaning to ask is... when you use a block
> > pillow, how big is the total pillow. I am working on one that is 18"x18"
> > with 6" blocks. I need to make another that is larger, that includes
> > some smaller blocks. Its hard for me to manage the bobbins on this
> > pillow, as I really need to move the blocks up half a block at a time
> > rather than a full block.
> >
> > Joseph.
> >
> >
>
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RE: [lace] Block pillow question

[J-D Hammett]

Hi Fellow Arachnids,



For any shaped pillows or blocks for pillows to be made up in the UK contact
Church Meadow Craft. They are excellent at making exactly what you need.



No connections with the firm, just a happy customer as are several of my
students.



Happy Lacemaking!



BEST GREETINGS OF THE SEASON FOR EVERYONE OF ANY -RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE-
PERSUATION!



Joepie, in wet and windy Sussex, UK. (Thankfully we did not have any snow
here..yet :-).



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From: owner-l...@arachne.com  on behalf of N.A. Neff

Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:34:45 PM
To: Joseph Young; Arachne
Subject: [lace] Block pillow question

Joseph,

There's a 23" pillow out there with 6 3/4" blocks, triangular blocks at the
'corners' so it's octagonal, and two half-blocks--and you're right, the
half-blocks are incredibly useful.

I don't know where you are, but Holly Van Sciver in the US carries it. (
vansciverbobbinlace.com). It's expensive, $275, but I'll bet she imports
them from the UK or Europe so you might be able to find it there.

I have one and I love it.

Nancy
Connecticut, USA

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 4:43 AM, Joseph Young  wrote:

>
> One question I have been meaning to ask is... when you use a block
> pillow, how big is the total pillow. I am working on one that is 18"x18"
> with 6" blocks. I need to make another that is larger, that includes
> some smaller blocks. Its hard for me to manage the bobbins on this
> pillow, as I really need to move the blocks up half a block at a time
> rather than a full block.
>
> Joseph.
>
>

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