for the time of year.
From: Dona B. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Dona B. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] black ethafoam
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:04:39 +0100
Lori wrote: So it could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for
pillows.
I have been wondering about
Thanks Kenn for so much info about ethafoam, but be wary of covering a
pillow with denim. Indigo dyes are VERY fugative - some brands of
jeans are guranteed to to bleed colour in the wash!
Brenda
On 14 Dec 2006, at 04:16, kenn van dieren wrote:
Betty's comment of covering it with felt or
In a message dated 12/14/06 3:18:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks Kenn for so much info about ethafoam, but be wary of covering a
pillow with denim. Indigo dyes are VERY fugative - some brands of
jeans are guranteed to to bleed colour in the wash!
Brenda
Once I wanted to order ethafoam from a manufacturer and they carried dozens
of weights and coarseness some of which were identified by color. So it
could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for pillows. It would also need
to be tested for pin ability and strength to hold the pin without moving
purchased
it. It does hold the pins in tightly once they're in.
Dona in Maisieres, Belgium where our beautiful weather is continuing into
December.
- Original Message -
From: Lori Howe
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] black
Jeri Ames wrote:
I would add that *some* colored felts bleed when wet. Pre-test whatever
padding material you use, and also the fabric that will come in direct
contact
with lace threads.
As a seamstress, personal clothing designer, lacemaker, and one-who-does, I
never make or use any
Irene, When I use ethafoam (colored light blue) I first use felt or a wool
blanket cut to fit, cover that with cotton muslin (calico in England), then
the final cover. You should have no problem with its being colored black.
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA who just resubscribed after
, Irene Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: [lace] black ethafoam
Hello ladies,
Has anyone had any experience with black ethafoam, I would like to make a lace
pillow but only one place has ethafoam at the moment and it is black. I asked
