Re: [lace] pillow infestation

I’d be worried about using the pesticide. Don’t forget that when you’re back making lace you'll have your face close to your pillow for hours at a time. Does the temperature go below freezing where you live? Because you could just put it in a plastic bag and stick it outside. Adele West

[lace] pillow infestation

Hi All, I can no longer ignore the fact that the lace pillow I've used for years has mites. They keep popping up among my threads. I've searched the arachne archives, where freezing seems to be the best recommendation, although spraying in some way is another. Unfortunately my pillow is too

RE: [lace] pillow infestation

Jane Another possibility is heat, depending on what your pillow is made of. If it is all wood, straw, natural fibers a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit would probably kill them (that temperature kills bed bugs). Lorelei -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com

RE: [lace] pillow infestation

Store your pillows in cloth bags or similar with some dried Bay leaves, they do not smell but keep just about anything away. Also a good trick to put in your dry food jars (like rice, pasta etc. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hi All, I can no longer ignore the fact that the lace pillow I've

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

Hi Jane Try your local vet or possibly a pharmacist for a safe, effective household insecticide spray (over-the-counter ones from supermarkets/pet stores are mostly a waste of time & money) - Indorex which our vet prescribed to deal with a household flea-infestation, is also effective against

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Our club was just offered a largish collection of lace books to buy from an old lace maker. The current owner had priced them out on EBay and Amazon. Well, I thought the asking prices were a bit inflated until I checked our regular suppliers and elsewhere. Turns out that most of these books have

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

And you can achieve that heat in a black trash bag in the sun. Maybe in winter putting it in a closed car in the sun would make it warmer. Cynthia On Dec 2, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: > Jane > Another possibility is heat, depending on what your pillow is

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Hi Sharon, Books about lacemaking are generally published in fairly short runs, simply because there are still relatively few people in the general population who make lace (as opposed to people who cook, for example). So the book is released, bought by vendors, and if it is well received,

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

Well, yes and no... It does sound drastic! If the pillow has little intrinsic or sentimental value, I would agree. Before I retired, I was lucky enough to acquire a couple of wonderful pillows, and they are my "go-to" pillows now. If infested, I would definitely opt for letting the dead

Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg

Tess, I just clicked on the link you supplied: http://www.cs.arizona.edu, There is no reference to lace on this page. Could you please supply some further instructions. Thank you, Helene Ulrich - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg

Thank you, it worked. - 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] Lace book on project Gutenberg

This book was scanned on "Arizona" in 2002. Can't believe it was that long ago! Anyway, just go to http://www.cs.arizona.edu, click on "lace" then "books" then scroll down to Goldenberg. Might be easier than through Project Gutenburg. Good luck! - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg

Try looking on http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: Helene Ulrich Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:44 PM To: Tess Parrish Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg Tess,

[lace] Charles I collar

I always felt that any lace collar worn at a beheading would be ruined by the blood! (if not the axe!) this is why I was rather suspicious about this collar being worn by Charles 1, at his execution. It seems odd that the first reference in the Catalogue was a glove, and then it suddenly

[lace] Oneida lace summer 2008

Hello All! Many thanks to all who have written with help & suggestions. I posted a pic of the page in question on Arachne Flickr & Sue B has kindly made it into a JPEG. If anyone has a copy of the IOLI charter chapter cd from 2008 & would be willing to look for it, we would be most grateful.

Re: [lace] scans received for website list

I would also like to remind those who joined in the Exchange that your ornaments should be posted by now. If you have not done so, please do so this week. If you will experience difficulty either finishing or completing your masterpiece, please, please let Janet, Jenny and me know so we can

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

When I taught pre-school we ran into issues like this with some children with lice and scabies now and again. Parents would frequently ask what to do with stuffed animals. The best thing I have heard is to put the pillows into a plastic bag for an extended period after getting out the air and

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

There are many strong aromatic herbs in addition to sweet bay that will repel insects, but: -repelling is preventing something from settling in, not killing what has already made it's home; herbs that discourage colonization may not be as effective for chasing them away once they're down

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Dear spiders, Recently I have noticed a lot messages being posted without trimming irrelevant content, footers, headers, etc. I know that it can be hard to remember to trim when you're using smartphones and tablets but please try to do this, especially if you're posting a one-liner. The main

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

> There are many strong aromatic herbs in addition to sweet bay that will repel > insects, I’d also like to mention that I recently tried to use bay leaves to protect against silverfish. Guess what. The silverfish made themselves a dandy little nest in those bay leaves. They loved them.

Re: [lace] pillow infestation

If it gets cold outside where you live, maybe you can put it in a protective plastic bag and put it outside for a few days when the temps are below freezing. Liz in cool and cloudy Missouri, USA -Original Message- From: Jane To: lace