So, if Architects LInen is impossible to find, and most stencil papers now seem to get relegated to use for tatoos (with carbon paper, etc., as per the recent trend), the question becomes, what is the modern equivalent?
What about Caneletto paper? It has cotton content (rather than linen), often of long staple fibers, is usually triple coated, and comes in text to copy weight. The query becomes if it is applicable to the situation, and what weight, if one wants to put it through their typical printer used for home computing. Obviously the thicker can always be used for hand done prickings, but I gather that would be preferable for designers and isn't the mainstream demand, where most want to be able to print an already executed pricking. 85 lb. text (sorry, as UK uses a metric system akin to 300gsm on down, that I am not as familiar with) is the lightest. Card stock, which many use as it is so accessible, runs between 60-110 lb. I have run card stock through a copier for postcards for business, but it can handicap or ruin a typical home printer. Card stock doesn't stand up long term, but will with plastic covering. I tend to think of lengthy duration in useful and artistic things, as I have always noted that items you think you need for a short time, you find you still need (or are wearing/using/passing on) are preferable to be kept intact for decades, (not years). I have always been of this mind set, even in youth, and think that lacemaking's endurance may depend upon it. Though we put much merit on the digital trend, that becomes moot if there were (G_d forbid) a world war or the world went to heck in a hand basket. I have wished things my greater grandparents had or had done had been kept, as it isn't unusual for things to skip a generation, or two, or three. I would like my prickings be to retained on quality stock and not only endure, but increase my ability to use them more than once for myself, though I don't know how many really go back and rework a pricking in their lifetime? Many things to discuss? Best, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
