Hi Arachnids,
Goodness Alex what a fright. I bet your heart stood still. How lucky that
the lace was not damaged. It does show that one needs to check if there is a
spark from the fire. It could set other things alight.
Looking forward to your new book>
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Stillwell
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 9:32 AM
To: Arachne reply
Subject: [lace] Cautionary tale
Hi Arachnids
Talking of disasters, I have just taken the last piece of lace for my new
book
off the pillow and as I removed the cover cloth in which the lace was rolled
I
found a large hole in the pricking. During the recent cold weather we have
had
an open wood fire. I remember the fire spitting but I did not see where the
ember went; it had lodged between the pricking and the cover cloth while I
was
making the lace and I didn't even notice it. Fortunately it burned into the
pricking and polystyrene tile, which had a hole 1/2 inch deep, rather than
into the cloth and lace. So please take care when making lace in front of an
open wood fire.
Am I disaster prone?
Happy and safe lacemaking
Alex
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