[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 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Cautionary tale
Glory Alex, that could have been a real tears situation!! The pricking and the pillow are probably easier and quicker to replace!! Good to see it wasn't the lace tho Chat soon Sue in a sunny but windy East Yorkshire On 15 Apr 2013, at 09:32, Alex Stillwell wrote: 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? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Cautionary tale
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 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cautionary tale
Very, very lucky - not only could this have caused a fire in which possessions other than the lace itself to be lost - and perhaps lives - but polystyrene, as I'm sure Alex knows, gives off toxic fumes when it burns, so just by smouldering it could have caused damage to health as well as putting a hole in the pillow and pricking. We have in the past had warnings about not keeping polystyrene pillows near ANY heat source, be it an open fire or a central heating radiator, and to be careful about removing or covering magnifiers when a pillow is left. Please be careful - your life is worth far more than the lace! It might be useful, even life-saving, to include this tale in the introduction, Alex? In message A3D1C115543844EC81C316F0449C4260@salex, Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net writes So please take care when making lace in front of an open wood fire. Am I disaster prone? -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cautionary tale.
How lucky that your whole house did not burn down, Alex! That could have been a far worse disaster than just a hole in the pricking and pillow - though that is bad enough. You do seem to have had a run of bad luck - I remember the fall at Portland IOLI convention! I do hope the gods smile on you from now on - they should - you deserve some good fortune about now! Your book sounds interesting, and I look forward to seeing it in the bookshops soon. Best wishes, Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Cautionary tale on garters
Dear friendly arachnes I have a little cautionary tale with regard to the making of wedding garters. I recently made one for an old friend, who received it with absolute delight. Following advice aired on this list, I had searched out underwear type elastic which was stitched behind the ribboned section, and I used measurements sent me by the bride to be. We do not live close by, and I was not party to any fittings or present when she got dressed. Imagine my horror when, while the photos were being taken I espied the garter - round her shoe!! Brides these days wear tights perhaps which are slippy, or maybe she had not tried it on before the day and had certainly not readjusted it although I had overlapped the elastic with that need in mind. I don't think I could have done anything else to prevent this unfortunate slip, but the moral seems to me to be, be there for a fitting!! Fortunately, my friend seemed quite unphased by the whole thing. It was a wonderful wedding!! I have had my web-site up-dated, so you can see the garter in question and other work on http://homepages.tesco.net/~rjbrown Rosemary in Sussex - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
