If you heat or cook with nat. gas or propane this alone will cause your silver items to blacken. You must then take extra precautions (as below) to keep them tarnish free. Lorri F
> > Whenever you clean silver, you remove a small amount of metal. If the silver > is patterned, the pattern will gradually be worn away. > > If you use the bobbins regularly, then the silver parts will probably stay > clean. If you store them, keep them in a box with a couple of anti-tarnish > squares once they are clean. This is the first web site I came across which > shows them and I'm not recommending the site as I know nothing about the > company: > > http://www.esslinger.com/3manti-tarnishtabs-1squaresoldinpkgsof250.aspx > > Keeping the same air in the box helps as well i.e.don't open it too often. > I've got a couple of silver chain necklaces with an anti-tarnish square in > each box and they've stayed bright for the past two years. > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
