[lace] IOLI
When I posed my question I expected to be told I was doing something wrong or that something had changed slightly. I did not expect to hear of the sudden, unexpected death of a young man. His family and friends much be in a state of shock and disbelief. My, subdued, thanks to all who responded. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace as Loo Roll
Hello all, I was watching a show on tv about how toilet paper is made. (The show is called How It's Made.) Sometimes they discuss the history of an item. The narrator claimed that 'French Royalty used lace!' I've never heard of this before and highly doubt its veracity. Aside from the expense, the rarity, etc. I would think that the holes and flimsiness would make it unsuitable for the job. What do you think? Heather Abbotsford, BC - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] starching
Hi to all, does anyone know of a cheap skate way of starching lace on the pillow, I worked an angel on the pillow with a plastic over the pricking but my Monrovia starch has gone funny and as I remember it cost rather a lot of pennies when I bought it I do not want to go to that expense at the moment.I do have in my stash some Berol glue that says it dries transparent and some Royal Coat decoupage glue, has anyone tried either on lace? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1724 - Release Date: 14/10/2008 02:02 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] starching
Hello Sue -- I have just finished one of Hanne Sonne's angels, I left it on the pillow just as I worked it, with a plastic cover over the pricking, and left all the pins in it, too. I didn't use starch at all, but used what I have done many times before -- half-and-half Elmer's starch and water, applied with a Q-tip. It dried perfectly clear. I took out the pins after a day or so, and the angel (stiff!) looked lovely. Lots of luck. Aurelia Catonsville, MD Hi to all, does anyone know of a cheap skate way of starching lace on the pillow, I worked an angel on the pillow with a plastic over the pricking but my Monrovia starch has gone funny and as I remember it cost rather a lot of pennies when I bought it I do not want to go to that expense at the moment.I do have in my stash some Berol glue that says it dries transparent and some Royal Coat decoupage glue, has anyone tried either on lace? Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lace starching
Sorry, where was my head? What I used was half-and-half Elmer's GLUE and water. Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] dilema
Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? I'm sure as always someone will have a cunning plan! Thanks in advance Rhiannon (in chilly Ireland) _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] dilema
Definitely not fray check - it goes yellow after a short while. Sue - Original Message - From: Rhiannon Mann To: arachne Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [lace] dilema Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? I'm sure as always someone will have a cunning plan! Thanks in advance Rhiannon (in chilly Ireland) _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: lace starching
Thank you one and all for your speedy answers, I shall try a few on some trial pieces of lace that I have and see what results I get. I will put the Monrovia in the fridge but I fear it is past saving. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK --- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1724 - Release Date: 14/10/2008 02:02 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] dilema
Thank SUE but ends would be on other side of backing fabric and the thread is blue so maybe i would go green?? Rhiannon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] dilema Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:28:48 -0500 Definitely not fray check - it goes yellow after a short while. Sue - Original Message - From: Rhiannon Mann To: arachne Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [lace] dilema Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? I'm sure as always someone will have a cunning plan! Thanks in advance Rhiannon (in chilly Ireland) _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] dilema
It depends on what you're planning to do with this. If it will be framed under glass, then perhaps a solution would be to use a drop of super glue on the tip-end of a tooth-pick to coax the thread end into position. Remove the toothpick immediately, to avoid that becoming a permanent part of your piece!! The place that you have super-glued will be very inflexible... so be sure it is flat when you're working it. Unless you add far too much super-glue to the tip of the tooth-pick, the tiny speck of glue will hold the end of your thread to just the point you want - and nothing else. Still, as Geri and any other textile purist will tell you, this diminishes the value of your work unless all you really want is the joy of seeing a pretty piece you lovingly worked for so long! And... this is often all we ever want! This won't be one of your State Fair entries. But a casual observer will scarcely notice. Clay Rhiannon Mann wrote: Thank SUE but ends would be on other side of backing fabric and the thread is blue so maybe i would go green?? Rhiannon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] dilema Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:28:48 -0500 Definitely not fray check - it goes yellow after a short while. Sue - Original Message - From: Rhiannon Mann To: arachne Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [lace] dilema Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? I'm sure as always someone will have a cunning plan! Thanks in advance Rhiannon (in chilly Ireland) _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get 30 Free Emoticons for your Windows Live Messenger - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Storing Napkins: was: Magic chains or russian gimp
On 10/14/08 8:46 AM, Sue wrote: I have 4 pieces of ruby coloured cloth approx 18 inches square with lace on, and I would like to know the best way to keep them stored and easily transported (just in case I want to). I wouldn't have space for flat storage, but wonder whether rolling them in to one long sausage would be a safe sensible way. Then would it be best to wrap them in acid free tissue before they go into a cardboard tube, or something. Also I read somewhere about the colour transferring from cardboard into fabric, if this is true, how can I prevent it over time?. I laid a piece of embroidery that I'm saving on a long strip of old muslin and rolled it up on a tube. The muslin is long enough that there are layers of muslin both under and over the embroidered panel. For something precious, it would be well to use an acid-free tube, or wrap the tube with buffered paper before wrapping it in muslin. The buffered-paper option is probably both cheaper and more reliable than looking for acid-free tubing. To wrap my grandmother's quilts, I take a muslin sheet out of the linen closet, wash it in ammonia, rinse it twice, line dry it, then use it to line the box where I keep the quilts. The sheet should be changed every year. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where autumn has begun - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] dilema
At 07:28 AM 17/10/2008, Sue Babbs wrote: Definitely not fray check - it goes yellow after a short while. I've heard that. but it is my experience that the Australian version of Fray Stop does NOT go yellow. Wonder what the difference is??? David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Storing Napkins
Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For something precious, it would be well to use an acid-free tube, or wrap the tube with buffered paper before wrapping it in muslin. The buffered-paper option is probably both cheaper and more reliable than looking for acid-free tubing.- Most home improvement stores sell PVC pipe. I'm pretty sure polyvinyl chloride is inert and neutral pH. Jeri can correct me if I'm wrong. The stuff is reasonably inexpensive and, with acid-free tissue or very clean muslin around it, should be very good for wrapping textiles around. Any comments, Jeri? Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] dilema
Not Fray Check..please. I doubt you'd see blue, just yellow. Anyway there are some brands of similar stuff that don't turn yellow. I would suggest common white glue...if the item is never intended to be unframed. If there is any possibility that it might be taken apart in the future, how about using simple flour paste -- flour and water (mix and cook one minute in the microwave). It dissolves in water if you want to loosen it. This paste is used to mount fans leaves to fan sticks so should work on your backing fabric. And remember not to seal the back air tight if you have glass on the front. Leave some 'breathing' space between the glass and the lace also. If there is no glass on the front, then there's lots of breathing space. Alice in Oregon -- just home from Theology of Wine class. Tonight was German wines. - Original Message ...but ends would be on other side of backing fabric and the thread is blue so maybe i would go green?? - Original Message - From: Rhiannon Mann To: arachne Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [lace] dilema Hello to you all, I have some ends from sewing out which have come undone from their knot ... I am trying to sew these out through some fabric backing but very short now! Does any one know of a miracle to solve this issue? fray check from the other side of fabric? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Overheard.....
Heard on the radio. A blonde dies and goes up to Heaven. She knocks on the Pearly Gates. St Peter explains to her that it's really busy at the moment and says that she must prove that she is worthy of coming into heaven. The blonde asks what she should do. St Peter explains that he will ask her three questions. She must go away for 24 hours and think carefully about the answers. Ok says the blonde. What are the questions? Right says St Peter. 1. How many days in the week begin with a T? 2. How many seconds are there in a year? 3. What is the name of the Swagman in the song Waltzing Matilda? The blonde goes away to think... 24 hours later the blonde is sitting on a cloud waiting for St Peter. Have you got the answers to the questions already? asks St Peter. 'Yes says the blonde. Ok says St Peter. Please can I have the answer to the first question, the one about how many days in the week begin with a T? Well says the blonde that was tricky, but the answer is 2 Correct says St Peter. Incidentally what are they? Today and Tomorrow says the blonde. St Peter hides behind an angel to smile. The second question, about how many seconds are in a year. Have you got the answer to that one? he asks Yes, says the blonde 12 12? says St Peter, How do you make it 12? 2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March. OK, what about the third question What was the name of the Swagman? Andy says the blonde. Andy? says St Peter How do you get Andy? Andy sang, Andy watched, Andy waited till his billy boiled. Do you think she got in?? Sue To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
