Some time ago I washed my #50 thread linen torchon project in the washing machine on warm water in a bag. It was dried flat and pinned out a little but not really stretched (it did not have picots). Best I recall, the measurements were 26" x 6". I pre-measured and found that it shrunk 5% in the long width. I'm assuming that it shrunk the same in the narrow measurement.
So this may be some type of guide for torchon, linen size 50. I'm also going to assume that other types of laces will have different proportions. Diane Z Lubec, Maine USA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lyn Bailey Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [lace] Church lace I've finally gotten serious about the altar cloth for the chapel at church. Actually took measurements today. I was planning on washing the linen cloth in very hot water to shrink it before attaching the lace, but the the head of the Altar Guild then asked about shrinking the lace. Which brings up the whole issue of cleaning church linen with handmade lace. I'm planning on using a pattern from the Svenska Spetstar http://www.svenskaspetsar.se/sv/article/928/kors_langd or http://tinyurl.com/brta54r I don't know if that makes a difference or not. I'd rather not wash lace in hot water before giving it to the church, on the other hand, you don't want things to shrink and thus be useless for the purpose. On the other other hand, how does one clean church linen? Do I make a sample, boil it, and see how much it has shrunk? Someone out there in Arachneland must know. Please help. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's typical summer weather, although not as hot as it might be, 85F 26.5C. - 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/albums/most-recent - 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/albums/most-recent
