[lace] The Lace Makers of Narsapur

2016-11-14 Thread Brian Lemin
http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=231/ The above link may be of interests to a few readers. It includes a podcast interview. Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] 2016 Arachne Christmas Card Exchange.

2016-11-14 Thread janet theaker
Hello Spiders , I hope you are all busy doing your pieces or have finished them for the 2016 Arachne Christmas Card and are enjoying / enjoyed doing them. Jenny has now got the website in place , So can i Please just ask anyone who has finished piece/s to scan then to

Re: [lace] Linen Thread Storage

2016-11-14 Thread Lin Hudren
i live in the desert in southern Nevada USA and at the most humid we get to about 45%. we only get 12" of rain each year (mostly within two months). storing threads like linen (and cotton) is a challenge so i mostly use silk and when i need the others, i only order what i need so i don't have to

Re: [lace] Linen Thread Storage

2016-11-14 Thread Brenda Paternoster
That’s a lot dryer than UK - we are 70%-90% relative humidity. A fine mist of water into the atmosphere around the cabinet, not directly onto the linen, from time to time should help especially in the drier/summer months. Acid free tape and an acid free marker sound fine to me. Brenda > On

Re: [lace] Linen Thread Storage

2016-11-14 Thread Tregellas Family
Hi Joseph, As you know I live in Adelaide and we have an extremely dry climate with quite low humidity. This is fatal when using linen threads in our summer as they tend to just disintegrate very quickly. I refrain from using linen threads during our summer months. Cheers, Shirley T. -

Re: [lace] Linen Thread Storage

2016-11-14 Thread Joseph Young
I live in South Australia. We dont live in the desert, we have an average humidity of 35-55%. I wouldnt know how to rate that as dry or mildly damp. I have a small cabinet that has a mesh front, and a couple of shelves. It will fit in the bathroom. I will make some trays to put the thread in.

Re: [lace] Linen Thread Storage

2016-11-14 Thread Brenda Paternoster
> We live in a single story house, with no attic or basement. > > What is the best way to keep moisture in the thread? Is there a device that i > can keep with the thread when it has been property prepared for storage? > > At my last resort, i can put a small cabinet in the bathroom too keep the >