2.6. Rests for flat pillows
2.6. Rests for flat pillows
Lace makers in west Europe and north America prefer to set patterns on wide flat pillows instead bolsters that are so popular in Eastern countries. In western lace making technique a pillow stays practically immovable. It makes possible to held the pillow on knees and use the simplest contrivances to fix its incline (Fig.2.41).
Fig.2.41. Support for a flat pillow
Nevertheless a flat pillow as well must have three degrees of freedom to deliver the following manipulations with pillow:
- rotating around the center of a pillow;
- inclining towards a lace maker;
- lifting a pillow along vertical axe.
That is why rests are invented for flat rests too. A study table and dinner one is inconvenient as rest since it is immovable in the room. It would be better if a lace maker had an independent rest for the pillow. Such a tool naturally could be set at the best illuminated place of the room.
Examples of pillow rests are shown in books [4] and in the WWW. They origin out of two prototypes:
- racks (”horse”, “goat”) having four leg;
- reading (music) stands having one leg.
A designer of the rack (Fig.2.42) created a hard and steady rest.
Fig.2.42. “Goat” for flat pillows
An author of the “music-stand” (Fig.2.43) seems to make an elegant rest; staying aside steadiness of the device.
Fig.2.43. “Music-stand” for flat pillows
During experiments with equipment for lace making authors of the book made a rest for a disk pillows too. It is alike the known construction (Fig.2.44).
Fig.2.44. A steady rest for disk pillows
The author’s model (Fig.2.45, Fig.2.46, Fig.2.47) provides two regulations:
- shift at 60 … 80 cm (24 … 32 inches) along vertical;
Fig.2.45. Author’s rest for disk pillows
Fig.2.46. Units of the rest
Fig.2.47. Mushroom pillow on the rest
The bearing post moves between two flats. The height of a disk is fixed by means of squeezing the flats. The incline of a disk provides a hinge braked with a rubber washer. The steadiness of the rest is guaranteed by size of platform. There is enough room for lace maker’s feet. The bearing post is fastened with three inclined flats.
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