Jeri: Your temporary vision problem is hampering your writing less than mine is hampering mine! (grin) need for new glasses is hampering my buying books this month.
I have a problem with selecting thread to mend fine altar linen. Could you please share your knowledge of how linen vs cotton threads are likely to behave relative to linen material that has been laundered - always very gently - many times. I don't think it is ever washed in hot water, and it is never dryer- dried. Only gentle detergents are used, and no bleach. My darning instructions all say to leave little loops in the thread to allow for shrinkage. Yours, Dora ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:46 PM Subject: [lace] Study textile conservation and restoration > Dear Lacemakers, > > One item I have not seen anyone mention in all the memos in this series is > the impact environment can have on non-compatible fibers. The amount of > moisture absorbed by linen, cotton, silk, wool and synthetics is different. > Therefore, the fibers contract and expand at different rates. In a church linen > (which started this discussion) it is extremely important that all material > contract/expand together, because so many churches do not maintain even > temperature/humidity levels at all times. There will always be problems, but I can think > of many ways to minimize damage. The first step is to take a course where you > learn how the fibers "behave". You don't have to spend the sums of money I > have. (I am a silly woman who just wanted all the information that I could > learn in museum-sponsored programs and was willing to invest in educational > programs that let me stay behind the scenes for more than an hour.) However, I > think everyone can benefit from knowing a lot more about the materials they use -- > that is what an apprenticeship (of years) provided to professionals in the . > > Kind regards, Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
