In message <[email protected]>, Celia Mulhearn
<[email protected]> writes
I have been balancing the lace pillow near the radiator to aid the
drying process which works fairly well too......
Celia x
If I make anything that needs stiffening, I take it off the pillow and
re-pin it on a separate polystyrene block (I've kept a couple of bits
from packaging - one is about 2" thick and A4 size, the other about 1/2
inch thick and A2 - probably from when we replaced the fridge) which
means I don't need to wait for the pillow before starting the next piece
of lace - it also means that any stiffeners are kept well away from the
pillow cloths! I usually place a piece of kitchen towel or a paper copy
of the pricking, covered with a piece of cling film (to stop the paper
from sticking to the lace, also to protect the lace from any marks on
the paper that are not waterproof) between the polystyrene block and the
lace.
However, just a thought - you should *never* keep polystyrene near a
radiator (or other heat source) for any length of time as it can give
off toxic fumes when hot; I would also be wary of drying lace that way.
--
Jane Partridge
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