[lace] Olympic Lace

2012-07-29 Thread Bridget Marrow
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Re: [lace] Royal Olympic Lace

2012-07-29 Thread Nancy Neff
http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/royals-attend-the-london-2012-olympic-games #slide=50652181   It IS a rather nice dress--asymmetry a little avant garde for HRM I think.   Nancy Connecticut, USA From: Bridget Marrow bridgetmar...@msn.com To:

Re: [lace] Handwerken zonder Grenzen

2012-07-29 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Susan I had never heard of this magazine, but googled it. It is dutch, as am I, and says that it features crafts from all over the world. Could not find any info on whether it has lace in it too. Next time I am over there I'll make sure to buy a copy. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK

Re: [lace] Church lace

2012-07-29 Thread suebabbs
Before making other decisions, I would ask the head of the altar guild how they normally wash the altar cloth - expecially if it has wine (red?) or candle wax spilled on it, because this is what they will probably still want to do.  If the lace is going to be displayed on the front of the

[lace] church lace

2012-07-29 Thread Lorelei Halley
Lyn You don't need to boil the lace to shrink it. After the lace is finished, lay it out on a water proof surface where you can leave it for 12-24 hours. Spray it with hot tap water in a plant mister bottle. Really saturate it. If you look closely as the water absorbs, you can actually see the

Re: [lace] Church lace

2012-07-29 Thread lynrbailey
Thanks Vivienne, Great advice. I am, however, doing all linen, and that stuff shrinks. I will, however, make sure to let it sit after removing the pins. I am concerned about it fitting the space properly. So that should help. Thanks again. lrb -Original Message- From: Vivienne

RE: [lace] Church lace

2012-07-29 Thread Diane Z
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