Thanks Bev The lace is not a loss. I did some blocking and shaping when it was wet, but didn't pin it down. It's about 12" x 25" I'm going to dampen it and give it a good pressing and possibly add a bit of starch. I'm just glad I did this now and not on the next project.
I'm currently working on my "sample" of a table cloth done in lace. I have a 20" x 35" edging completed that I am in the process of making insertion strips to fill in the middle. I have figured out how to start and end them with a square edge that will attach to the original edging very cleanly. When I get a bit more done I'll take some pictures. Right now I'm on strip number two. I figure it will be well after Christmas before I finish. On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:52:31 -0700 bev walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Vila and everyone > > In answer to your question, no, not a common practice. An option that > is effective for appearance especially for lace made with linen > thread, is cold-pressing the lace when it is removed from the pillow. > Laces in cotton can also be treated in this way. It depends on whether > a person wants the lace to look flatted. I do not know if the effect > is reversible though. > > You could try this with your washed lace, wet it again, repin it to > the shape of the pricking, when damp-dry roll something smooth and > heavy-ish over it (a marble rolling pin is good, and I've used a glass > jar). Linen responds to pressure by developing a pleasing sheen which > you probably know from weaving. > > > On 9/12/11, vila <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see > > some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed > > sooner or later. > > -- > 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]. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > > - 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
