[lace] Plain text message

Vicky, your last message arrived in plain text and was Ok and easy to read. The previous, repeated, one was more difficult to read! 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 a

Re: [lace] thread protection and apologies

Liz & others, I think the product you received in the secret pal exchange is the stretchy mesh that is made of nylon or some similar material...a bit like a very fine plastic? If so, I have seen it sold for this purpose, but discovered it can be had for free. Florist suppliers use it to protect

Re: [lace] Securing thread - test pH

Everyone: This is a good suggestion from Agnes (trimmed, below).. It is OK for a lacemaker who keeps to her lace-making and frequently uses up her thread supplies. We have many people who put away their supplies and return to them quite some time later. This is an international lis

[lace] stumped by Honiton

Hello All! Has anyone worked Beginner Pattern #2 in Sheila Wells Honiton book? I'm stumped at the 4-pair beginning. It's a tiny area in which to start so I understand the purpose of starting with 4 pair--but there's no mention of knotted vs unknotted threads on the bobbins. My bobbins are wo

[lace] Securing thread

Next time you start a new ball/bobbin of thread, have a piece of card tubing (e.g. from parcel wrapping or kitchen towel) and an elastic band handy: - cut a piece of tube the length of your thread bobbin - cut the card lengthwise open - roll tightly up into itself without creasing it - let unfurl

Re: [lace] thread protection

Fray Check does not wash out. It's a fabric glue that dries clear at the time. However, it has been known to yellow after some years. Do not use it on anything you want to preserve for a long time. I use it at times in my sewing but keep it clear of my lace. Alice in Oregon -- with gray sk

Re: [lace] Thread protection - Think of conservation

Spiders, this is a wonderful tip from Alex Stillwell (trimmed, below). My conservation advice: If the "bandage" will be left on a spool and put in storage, stay with simple cotton with no elastic content. Why? Remember I wrote about a Costume Society of America program of 20th C. conser

Re: [lace] thread protection

Alex What about a dab or two of nail polish on the end of the circular bandage - like we used to do on our nylon stockings? That should stop any fraying. David in Ballarat, AUS This simple email from Alex has caused a large bright light bulb to come over my head and the simple thought of '

Re: [lace] thread protection

This is why I love Arachne so much. A few years ago when I participated in the secret exchange my fellow spider sent me an American product to put round spools and prevent them from unravelling. It is wonderful so when I saw some on a shop I pounced on it to discover it was nearly ten pounds

Re: [lace] thread protection

Hi Karen If you catch the end of the thread of our knitted tubes it unravels like any other knitting. By cutting on the diagonal the ends of the thread, hopefully, entangle each other and are less likely to undo. I like the idea of the garlic mesh - hope you wash them well! Happy lacemaking Al

[lace] travel equipment

Lin, I don't want you to have to spend more money on bobbins :-) but you do know you can get travel bobbins, which are shorter than the traditional ones and better suited to travel pillows, don't you? I use a travel roller pillow (made by a Finnish company who were at OIDFA in 2003) mostly, (m

[lace] thread protection

Hi Arachnids For those of you having problems white keeping cotton thread clean and spools of silk undoing and getting into tangles I use tubular finger bandage, the type that comes in a long piece and you cut to the length you need. In UK there is a brand 'Carnation footcare' that is tubular kni

[lace] Lace Days in Bruges

Dear All A friend and I may be planning a trip to Bruges in the next few months and wonder if anyone knows about any Lace Days in that area so that we may plan our visit to coincide with a Lace Day. Thank you Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com cont

[lace] Oops!

Hi Robin Sorry about your pillow Robin. When I was making my large piece 'Ye Greek Gods!' I went into my front room to find my stand overturned and my pillow upside down on the floor. I have no pets and my husband said 'Not Guilty'. It may have been the weight of all those bobbins. Fortunately