Hi Alice: Ouch. So sorry this happened. The suggestion of contacting the manufacturer is really good, because what you need to use to take it off depends on what glue was used in the dots. I've found (trying to get sticky stuff off of old books) that some things come off with rubbing alcohol, some with lighter fluid, some with oil - but whatever one works, the other products don't work at all. You don't want to wind up treating your lace three times with three different things before you find the one that works.
You've actually got a couple of problems here. One is to get the dots to detach from the lace. The other is to get the residue off the lace. Glue removal products dissolve the glue into themselves. That lessens the bond and you can take the dot off. But, the stickum isn't gone, it's just dissolved into the liquid, and so it is thinned out. Volatile oil compounds, whatever they are, will then dissipate, but they will leave the thinned-out glue behind. So now instead of a bit of glue where the dots were, you've got a tiny bit of glue distributed throughout the piece. If the glue removal product isn't a volatile compound, then you've got to wash the piece - probably soaking it in detergent. Only you know quite how badly the dot is stuck on, and what it is stuck to. I'd take it off by pulling if I could at all. In fact, even if I wound up snapping a couple of threads, I'd rather repair the lace than use a glue removal product. But, maybe if you're very gentle you can get it off with using a glue remover. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC On 2010-09-26, at 11:01 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: > I have good and bad to report from the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival this > weekend. The display of my lace looked very nice. I spent most of two days > at my pillow, talking to people. I think we got one new student from it. > > I gave my speech about the History of Lace, and it lasted, with questions, > exactly the 30 minutes allowed. > > OK...the 'Bad'........After it was much too late, I found out that the lady > who set up the display used glue dots to stick the lace to the fabric panels. > I about came 'unglued' when I discovered it, and the person in charge of the > whole thing got an earful of my thoughts. > > Several other lacemakers came to demo with me, and helped me take things > down. We ended up with two bookmarks that the glue would not lift off. > > My question...does anyone have any experience with removing these so-called > Removable sticky glue dots from thread? Both bookmarks are Bucks Point, and > one has very fine threads. I'm wondering if I can use something like > Acetone to dissolve the glue, then wash the bookmarks. > > Suggestions welcome. > > By the way....the Festival chairman said damages would be covered by their > insurance, and I need to submit the value of the damaged items. How much is > a bookmark worth? I could probably re-make the two patterns in about 20 > hours, if I really wanted to, not counting the time it would take to find the > patterns first. I made them many years ago. > > Next event....Lace Day next Saturday. Anyone near Portland, Oregon, can > contact me for details. We'd love to have visitors. > > Alice in Oregon....expecting improving weather and sunshine for Lace Day. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
