FRONT OF PILLOW
BACK OF PILLOWFound this little pillow at the thriftstore for 99¢ and thought it was a pincushion. It is 4" in diameter. I have since been told that it is a pillow used to make Teneriffe Lace and there is a partially finished piece of lace on the pillow. Wish I knew how this pillow originated and who owned it. I have looked through some lace books but do not find this type of pillow. I do hope to use it to make some Teneriffe Lace. If anyone knows anything about this pillow, please leave a comment or e-mail me.
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Many, many moons ago when I was on holiday in Teneriffe I saw an old lady making this type of lace on a pillow. Sorry, that doesn't help much but I wanted to boast!!!
Just stumbled across your blog (at this post) while doing some Teneriffe lace research on the 'net. You and I have a lot of interests in common. Heading off now to check out your more recent posts.
I don't know if you've found out what this little pillow is yet or not but I believe it is a Japanese Koppo teneriffe lacemaking cushion from the 1950s. I am looking for one myself so that I can get into making teneriffe lace. If you have any interest in selling it I would be happy to buy it from you. Thanks!
you didn't comment with an e-mail address so i hope you'll look back here, Alice. yes, i do know it's for teneriffe lace and i have used it a couple of times. sorry, but i'm not interested in selling it.
A few months late in relying but it isn't a koppo cushion. I have one and they are different and larger.
If you're still looking for directions on how to use it, you can find Alexandra Stilwell's book on the subject online for free (with her permission).
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