Hi Vila It is not common practice to wash lace until it is necessary. If the item is only a few inches across it can be placed on a sheet of polstyrene and pinned to it through all the pinholes around the edge - like blocking out. (Check that your pins are not affected by the washing agent by leaving some pins in it for a few days). Place face down into the water containing a suitable cleaning agent and left to soak, you can even boil it if the lace is cotton or linen. Polystyrene is not affected by boiling water. When clean rinse under a tap or use de-ionised water. Finally prop up the polystyrene so that the water drains off and allow to dry. When the pins are removed the lace should look like new.
Best wishes Alex Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:08:03 -0600 From: vila <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] to wash or not to wash? Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine. 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. - 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
