Glory Alex, that could have been a real tears situation!! The pricking and the pillow are probably easier and quicker to replace!! Good to see it wasn't the lace tho....
Chat soon Sue in a sunny but windy East Yorkshire On 15 Apr 2013, at 09:32, Alex Stillwell wrote: > Hi Arachnids > > Talking of disasters, I have just taken the last piece of lace for my new book > off the pillow and as I removed the cover cloth in which the lace was rolled I > found a large hole in the pricking. During the recent cold weather we have had > an open wood fire. I remember the fire spitting but I did not see where the > ember went; it had lodged between the pricking and the cover cloth while I was > making the lace and I didn't even notice it. Fortunately it burned into the > pricking and polystyrene tile, which had a hole 1/2 inch deep, rather than > into the cloth and lace. So please take care when making lace in front of an > open wood fire. > > Am I disaster prone? - 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/
