I was told (by someone who'd attended an appropriate workshop) that pure cotton backing material should be stretched over an acid free mounting board. (In Australia, the board is available from good framing shops). The material should either be laced or stapled at the back of the board.
Then the doily should be slip-stitched to the backing material - a curved needle makes this possible. I had trouble finding curved needles in the sewing shops here - so my veterinary surgeon daughter finally produced some really tiny ones! Unfortunately for lacemakers, hospitals these days seem to use curved needles which come with the suture material already loaded into a "clip" at the eye end - so they weren't much use to me. However, the tiny needles used by vets for eye surgery still come without the suturing material - and therefore suited my purposes beautifully. DD also produced a pair of veterinary needle holders (a bit like scissors, but with a "tweezer" end instead of a point) to make it easier to hold such tiny needles. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Pat Frese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I have some lovely old Maltese lace doilies (silk) that I would like to display. I understand about using archival materials and not letting the glass touch the lace. My question is how do you mount the lace properly to a backing? Suggestions appreciated Pat in hot humid Pennsylvania - http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
