I still haven't blocked it. When I stretch it out for an estimate, it looks like it'll be at least 5' in diameter. This is too big for the boxes I've been using. So I got out my mats. This took a while since they'd been in a semi-inaccessible location for a few years and I had to enlist assistance to retrieve them. They're roughly 1 meter square so should work for a doily that's less than 2 meters in diameter.
Now I'm looking for an area where I can lay down 4 mats (2x2). I used to live in such a place but that was then and things are different now. I had hoped that I'd be able to do it in a room where I could close the door. However, such a space does not seem to exist here. Next I will try the main living area. This means I'll need a way to keep the cats from helping, either before or during or after the blocking process. No sharpening their claws. No puking on anything. No lying down on the doily and accidentally knocking out a bunch of pins. Plus the room will be inaccessible for other uses while the doily is drying.
Dang.
It's possible I could use a room behind a closed door if I do some major furniture re-arranging. But even then, quite possibly not. The space is a few inches too narrow and I don't want to try and bend or break the mats.
It's also possible I can tape together some boxes in way that will keep them from bending when I pin out the doily. I might try that because I'm deeply dubious about blocking in the main living area where cats can wander freely, even if I cover the blocking mats with a sheet or something while the doily is drying.
I don't want to fold it in half or quarters to block it.
We'll see.
This means that I need to think carefully before doing any future large doilies so that I have a good blocking strategy.
I also need to figure out where to store the mats since I'm not putting them back where they were.
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