Hi, I have been using fray check for nearly 40 years but as Joepie says, do a double knot on each pair. Dip a pin in the Fray check bottle and just touch the middle of each knot individually. Leave strictly alone, about 30 minutes, before touching it. My lace was going out to up to 31 shows ( Bigginslace) a year and not one piece has discoloured. Vivienne
> On 15 Aug 2016, at 20:11, J-D Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi fellow Arachnids, > > Any glue /head cement (whatever that is) or other chemical compounds should > not be used on lace that you want to treasure for a long time. It will stain > your lace The tiniest bit of a glue such as Fray Check picked up on the end of > a pin might just be used on the knots of lace which will be used and washed > regularly (such as lace on a T-shirt). > > Please try to learn to knot off properly and where necessary and it is at all > possible sew the threads back into the lace. > > In very fine laces the threads from bobbins taken out in densely worked areas > can frequently be just thrown out and later cut close without even knotting > it. > > Joepie, Sussex, UK > > > > From: Bev Walker<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 15 August 2016 19:07 > To: Dan Brooks<mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Lace<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lace] Sewing Out > > Hello Dan and everyone > > I'd say give it a try! There are water-based as well as the lacquer-based > head cements, yes? > Ether way, I don't think very much is needed to secure the thread end, the > tiniest of dabs, and shouldn't affect the rest of the lace. > > Other items used in fly-tying and -fishing that are handy for lacemaking > include - > - hackle pliers to grab a very short thread end, such as when a bobbin > thread breaks and we need to tie in a new thread > - leader line for an excellent reusable magic thread,a sewing out aid in > itself > - the fly tying vice for a third hand when required > - monofilament instead of wire for spangling > and > - I like the tools for dealing with split rings when making markers for > knitting > > This just might be the solution (pun intended) to the joins coming apart in > a large lace ornament I made. > off to raid someone's fly-tying kit (again) > > Why not use head cement after tying the knot? >> ..... >> Thoughts? > -- > 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
