Dear Lace Friends, A cautionary reminder to all who want their laces *to last a very long time in best possible condition*: Wood pulp will off-gas acid into lace, and weaken threads. It goes so far as to turn white/light laces to brown; in a process we call acid burn. It happens to colored threads, too, but takes longer to be visible. A food box is usually made from wood pulp (at least, in the U.S.). It is unsuitable to mount lace on it. Someone recently mentioned using a pizza box for lace storage -- not a good idea! No matter how clean such a box looks, there may be edible substances on the surface of any box that we do not see, but to which microscopic organisms are attracted. Again, not good for precious lace. It is not fun to discover damage to something of sentimental or real value. Something else to note: Mount boards sometimes have an adhesive surface. These tend to turn brown over time, and lose their sticking power. Same goes for adhesive-backed tapes. Both transfer brownish stains to textiles. Again, some adhesives are edible and make a nice lunch for little organisms that then leave trails behind. While eating adhesives, these mini-monsters nibble on lace threads. Please do no harm. Please do nothing that cannot be reversed. Learn about alternative mountings that will better preserve what you've made. Learn about appropriate lace storage materials. A lace guild is a good place to start asking/learning about what is best for lace. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
In a message dated 3/1/2009 8:00:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Secondly I may have stumbled on an novel idea to mount my sunset circle. It has been sat waiting for sewing off since completion and after finishing pink trinity I was in sewing off mode. As I went to where I stored it I had to move some circular polystyrene pizza packaging bases out of the way which i had saved thinking i could build them into a lace cushion?!? Then it dawned on me that I could mount my lace onto one and attach it to a frame/card of mount board. We shall soon find out how successful this idea is as I now think this will great made up as one huge mothers day card. Thanks for all the support Rhiannon **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004) - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
