Some caution would be wise here. The Conservation section at the Powerhouse Museum said a few years ago that the manufacturers now include other chemicals so the oven bags are probably no longer of archival status.
The older ones are often stiffer and more crinkly. The newer ones are more like plastic. They were so convenient too Barbara Ballantyne in Sydney Australia where it delightfully sunny -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 5:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Lace in Vietnam Warp/Weft Shirley, Very interesting. I had to go check on my oven bags and mine are made by the Reynolds Co. I'll have to check the store and see if they have the ones by Glad. Wonder if ours would be acid free? Patsy A. Goodman Chula Vista, CA, USA ---- Tregellas Family <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's all these little hints which make life so much easier. Thank > you Jeri for my new piece of knowledge today. A comment was made today > our Guild meeting. The curator was talking about storing lace and that > she'd had to buy more oven bags. Some girls had a giggle thinking that > she had said the wrong thing. The fact is that the oven bags we have > in Australia are made by the 'Glad' company and are acid free. > > Cheers, > Shirley T. - with cold toes and fingers as morning temps are dropping > to about 2C. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr but we still need more rain. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
