Converting my lace cookie pillow into a roller pillow
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2024
- #bobbinlace #cookiepillow #rollerpillow
I don't feel like I currently do enough bobbin lace to justify buying a second pillow, but I really want a roller pillow!
So... I decided to just buy a roller and rig it up to my cookie pillow.
My goal was to make it easy to be able to switch back and forth between the cookie pillow or the roller option!
I purchased the roller from www.harlequinlace.com
(The photos of the block pillow and roller pillow which are shown in the introduction are also from Harlequin Lace)
Introduction and goal 0:00
Trial and error 3:46
Successful process 13:00
End result 20:17
Great job improvising. Functional and looks good too. You and your dad make a good team. Maybe I’ll give it a try.
Thank you!
This is bloody genius
Haha thank you!
So neat to see how lace is made. Very clever hack you figured out with the roller!! That’s amazing how the colours matched so perfectly after all that time.
So sweet of your dad to make the dowel for you… it made me miss my dad, he would have done something like that too ❤.
I’m so happy with how the roller works! With so many crafts, I didn’t want to add another pillow, so this option is ideal for me. Sorry about your dad, but I’m glad it brought back memories of how thoughtful he was!
I simply use a lace tape, 2 pcs, one for the left edge iof the roller, one for the right. Then I pin down one end of the tape in front, lay the tape over the roller to the back and pin down in back, repeat on the edge of the right side of the roller. Easy peasy.
I ended up using ribbon to stop the roller moving, but I didn’t think of using it as the whole “mechanism” haha!
I wonder if you could have stitched the non cup hook ones to the ends of the roller, as it just needs to secure it so it will turn when you want to turn it, if you understand? a picture is worth a thousands words, lol. Nice to have a dad with a lathe!
It probably would have been simpler to sew hooks on, but the current set up works pretty well. When the cookie pillow gets more worn out, I might attempt to cut out a hollow section and sink the roller down into the pillow, more like a proper roller pillow would be. But for now, I love that I can easier switch back and forth between the cookie pillow and the roller.
Still watching the video, so it may have been sorted by the end, but... my memory of roller pillows had a dowel pushed through roller, sticking out enough to fit into slots on a frame set into the main pillow. But that, of course, means cutting into the pillow itself.
Ah, just got to the point where your set in the dowel. =chuckles= You are braver than me to try to just shove it through - I'd have reached for a drill!
Oh, and if the store you originally bought the pillow from is the one that is on the bottom of the pillow, then no, the shop is no longer in business. A year or so ago my parents reached out to them to try to get some harder to find lace thread, and learned that the owners were getting ready to retire, and sadly, none of the kids wanted to take on the business. Unfortunate, but that is how it goes.
Your father's choice to turn down part of a broom handle is a great idea. I don't know about on your side of the pond, but in the U.S., most of our dowels are of a much softer wood, which split more easily than the harder wood of a broom handle. Before I got to that part of the video I had thought maybe trying a cap with a hook or loop added on. The screwed in hooks will be stronger in the long run.
Thank you so much for comment!! Earlier today I googled the shop and it still exists (they stocked items from that other company who made the pillow). They don't have a website so I don't know if they still stock lace supplies. It's about an hour drive from where I live so maybe one day I'll have an afternoon out and go and have a look (of course it would be easier to just phone them, but I quite like the idea of going to the same shop again after so many years)
I'm sure a proper roller pillow, where its set down into the pillow would be easier, but so far I'm loving my homemade one because I can easily switch back and forth without needing to buy (and store) 2 pillows. So much space is taken with all my other craft stuff too, so this is ideal for me.
@@madebylora Oh, I get the "I would like this but I have no space for it issue".
I have a "semi-local" lacemaking supplier that I picked up a styrene roll from. It's 4" in diameter and... well, I've already cut it and don't remember how long it was. A small slice of it is going to be a miniature pillow, and the rest... well, thought of trying a roller pillow like the second style you showed in the video, but I may also find myself trying something like you did with this.
@@PhoenyxAshe I hope you will share your miniature set up when it's done! It sounds so cute! I love miniature stuff!
Very clever problem solving, Lora. 😊
Thanks Liz x