I have put hand made bobbin lace on some dresses and blouses that go in the
washing machine, and washed them many times without any problems. All of this
lace is torchon or tape lace, made in a fairly thick cotton. Some is Filatu di
Cantu, which washes extremely well. The lace needs to be eased
Hello all
I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven
pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be
a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine.
Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece
jar). Linen responds to pressure by developing a pleasing sheen which
you probably know from weaving.
On 9/12/11, vila v...@warpedandwonderful.com wrote:
Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see
some things never being washed, but other will probably need
not tried it as
of yet but will. Thinking it would be
better than adjusting the pattern.
Donna near Chicago where fall is
showing its starting to come.
From: vila v...@warpedandwonderful.com
To:
lace@arachne.com
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:08 PM
Subject: [lace] to
wash or not to wash
on humidity. When it dries it will be virtually the
same as when the lace was finished.
If you really do need to wash the lace, when washed lay it on a flat surface,
as above for misting. Carefully push the scallops into shape with your
fingers. When the lace dries it will be 90-95% of its original
know from weaving.
On 9/12/11, vila v...@warpedandwonderful.com wrote:
Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see
some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed
sooner or later.
--
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke
Thanks for you input Donna
I was just fiddling with the lace and was amazed at how much the washing
relaxed the footside edge. It will stretch back to it's original length, but
is now quite springy. Got to love linen - it has life.
I'm used to sampling when weaving, but didn't think of all
You need to test wash your lace in the same state as it will be used on the
garment.
You can at least partly pre-shrink the lace by putting a very damp cloth over
it and steaming it with a hot iron using little pressure. Also pre shrink the
fabric or garment.
Sew the sample of lace
I wash my lace but only when needed. For allergy reasons I use only a
pure soap powder for all my washing.
I have a piece of silk lace on my silk winter nightie and that gets a
hand wash whenever the nightie is washed. I do iron the nightie and the
lace. Since the nightie is now 6 years old
