One of my students bought a candle holder which I can best describe as a ring doughnut shape. She has finished the lace and came asking for advice as to how the lace and glass/plastic holder are best put together. She had decided that the lace alone was too limp and had cut a ring of felt to put behind it, but didn't like the effect. The felt hadn't helped to support the lace a lot anyway, and we all agreed that the glass needs to remain "see-through".
If just the lace is put in, it lies against the lower curve of the glass, a lot of its beauty is lost and it moves around. Another student thought that the sample one at the suppliers fair had a piece of acetate behind it, big enough to hold the lace up in the widest part of the curve, but we couldn't work out how to get a large ring of stiff acetate through the small hole in the base. If this is the "right" way to use the holder, is the lace sewn to the acetate to keep it central? The same problem of getting it through the hole would apply if the lace itself was stiffened enough to be "self-supporting" and lace alone would still lay in the bottom of the holder. The lace would look best if it was held against the top curve of the glass, but that would only be possible with glue. Have any arachnids used these candle holders, or closely studied how they are meant to be used? All ideas would be greatly appreciated. My student is so proud of her lovely piece of lace, which has made the difficulty in mounting it doubly disappointing. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
