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It seems that once again my mind has veered off on a tangent. What started as a project for doing block pillows has evolved into rollers as well. While most pillows are filled with straw/seaweed/sawdust fillers I really don't want to get involved with that. (Why is it all pillow stuffing's start with "S"? Is that required? ) But there is an area out there that could be filled with lighter weight pillows done with nice hardwood frames and rollers. So, lets take a look at what I have.
 

This is a flat based pillow in a 18" x 24" x 2" oval shape. The cover material is on top of a layer of Ethafoam^© plus layers of wool to build up the thickness and still leave a soft feel to it. The 3-1/2" x 6" roller is turned from Cherry wood and uses a brass plate and lever to hold the roller in place. The material inside the roller is again Ethafoam^© plus wool. The cavity holding the roller is of Cherry wood mounted to a plywood base. Cover materials will change depending on availability. Material can be velvet or velour, colors generally in green, blue or purple. Price is $95.00.

 

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This is a prototype that I started to play with. The concept is to develop a clean simple line in the pillow into the design. The base and back are made from plywood but the roller is turned from Cherry wood and is filled with Ethafoam^© plus wool. And since I was in hurry this particular pillow does have a Styrofoam^© filler. It should not cause you problems as you should be pinning into the roller and not the base unit. Measures 22-1/2" wide by 16" deep. Price is $ 75.00.
 

 

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This is a new small version of the clean simple line concept. The base uses the same five layer Baltic Birch plywood used in 9 block pillow bases. The back roller area and the roller are made from hardwood. The roller is filled with Ethafoam^© plus wool. This pillow is a nice compact size measuring 16-1/2" wide by 15" deep.

Currently in stock beside the floral pictured here, I also have a black velvet, a dark green velvet, a light grey velvet, a gold velvet and a burgandy velvet pillow.

Price is $ 69.95.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, this pillow is not one that I made. It is a pillow that I found in an estate sale of a former lacemaker. Although it is used, it is in pristine condition and I am reasonably certain that very little lace was made on it. It is factory made and I think was made in Denmark. I recall seeing a pillow like this at one time but cannot find the information again. I suspect that it is filled with straw.

It is unique in that with the roller in the center you can work in either direction. The pillow is 24" in diameter so really quite large. It is covered in a a very dark green velvet, so dark that only in direct sunlight can you tell. The base is plywood covered with a cotton material. There are also two strips of wood attached to lift the base up higher.

The roller is attached to the pillow in a rather unique way and I have used part of this idea in the small pillow above. It has the usual ratchet gear to advance the roller when needed and uses a metal pin in each end of the roller to rest in the opening. The ratchet bars are located on both sides of the opening to secure in. A small wooden bar held in place by a screw on one side keeps the roller in place. It doesn't show up in the photos as well as I like.

The roller is wrapped in wool with a cloth cover holding place, then covered with a light green felt. The material came with the pillow when I got it. The torchon lace was attached to the roller and I will even include that for you.

Price is $ 225.00 with free shipping.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, I thought that this was perhaps a bit fancier then I planned as a starting piece to build. But I received three inquiries in the first two day I displayed this. So I have addressed how to construct it. The finished piece looks a bit different because of the Cherry wood that was used. Also, the pierced decoration on the sides has been changed to a hand carved motif. But the remainder has stayed the same. Measures 15" square and 12" high including roller. Roller is 5" diameter and held in place with two wooden pegs. Another peg on the side keeps the roller from turning. Material covering will differ from piece to piece depending on what I find.

Price is $275.00.

 

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