Hello Ilske and everyone You are right, the wire thread doesn't always help as a support. I coated the lace liberally with fabric stiffener, and before it dried, dabbed the area with a damp paper towel to take away excess starch, and so the holes were not filled with stiffener. The disadvantage is that the presence of the stiffener is obvious (that is, it looks like lace-soaked-in-stiffener). The advantage is it does hold its shape. There is a compromise.
If you can hang the 3D piece, that could help keep its shape. On 12/11/10, Ilske Thomsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Lacefriends, > what are your experiences with three dimensional lace-works, done in a light > sort of stitch. For example a cube with about 12 x 12 x 12 cm. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful 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]
