Hello Cherry and everyone What a novel idea! And how pretty. There is a kind of Grecian-marble quality to the finished pieces, perhaps because they are static, instead of the usual textile medium that is characteristically soft. Do you do anything to the ends so they aren't sharp after firing? Imagine - no need to deal with knots, especially when sewing out (I guess there wouldn't be any sewing out - just ending off?!) I suppose you keep a misting device nearby while working. I found the same when working with silver-clay, it is best used thinly, and in a moist environment. For that matter, you can buy the clay product already in strands - hadn't thought of using them to make lace, but it should work, and the firing settings have already been determined.
> I'm probably pushing the lace definition a lot to even call this lace. It's > a new medium for lace, and it presents a new and possibly educational way > of looking at lace. It's a lot easier to see where the threads go when the -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
