On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 01:43:06AM -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
> Cotton is *much* cheaper than linen, 9 times out of 10 (the 10th being
> what Sharon has suggested - free discards from framing stores -
> *thanks* Sharon)
Ah.
Well, the only thing I know about matching lace to fabric is that they should be
made of the same type of thread, and I've only used linen thread for lace...
> Re # 2: If you know zilch about fabrics in general, then the *only*
> sensible way to cope is to take the finished lace and try to match it
> to something that'll be pleasing - a lace/fabric "divorce" can be as
> harrowing as a real-life one. You'll know what's right and what's not
> if you have both *in hand* (lace is a lot about a tactile experience,
> even if we're not permited to touch it in the museums and at demos);
> there's no way you can tell from a screen...
Hmm. I'll try. Somehow I can easily imagine myself staring at different
combinations and having no idea what to pick... <G> But I'd try if I found a
store.
> Re #3: I *cannot imagine* that there isn't *a* fabric store anywhere
> near you - you're in the Bay Area of California, not in some place
> "where the devil says goodnight"... If nothing else, you could go
> there, and educate yourself about the terms used for fabrics, the
> better to be able to buy them on-line... And - following Sharon's
> suggestion - there ought to be framing stores galore; isn't half of the
> CA population "artistic"? <g>
Lack of car. I'm sure there are fabric stores in the area, but as far as I know
(Google, MapQuest etc.) none in Palo Alto, where I can get by bus/bike.
And I don't really feel like making Geoffrey (DH? <G>) drive me around fabric stores,
especially since he works all day anyway.
> Another source of cheap linen fabric, available to you (as it was to me
> <g>)... Polish linen is inferior only to Irish linen in quality; ask
> your parents to send you some - once you know the weight (dress, shirt,
> handkerchief, etc) and colour you might require.
That sounds reasonable... So in that case I can get away without looking and
matching it to lace?
Weronika
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Weronika Patena
Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika
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