This is strictly personal opinion. If you have a different kind of starch, you may have different results that I had.
Yes, Jana uses a different kind of starch that penetrates the thread to bind with it, chemically, and can't be removed (e.g. as by washing the lace). The lace piece is quite preserved therefore, and I suppose the goop doesn't ooze through the pricked holes in the pattern card and plastic film.I bought some by mail order, but didn't try it, not trusting myself with the idea of applying it while the lace was still on the pillow (I gave it away to another lacemaker who said 'it worked.'). Jana also sells a more conventional thread stiffener that is washable. But, usually for the ornaments she specifies the permanent type. I go for the method Alice mentions, of treating the lace off the pillow and pinned to a surface that won't matter ;) -- Bev on a clear day in autumn in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
