Hi all, again!!! It took all my brain power to write the reply to Jacquie below that I forgot to sign it. Doh, what a nut case.
Jenny, Mother of Matthew who turns the bobbins for me to pyrograph and then add the sparklers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jshester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Advice, please, on the donut candle holders > Hi all, > > Matthew sells these glass UFOs and the acetate discs and I design pattern > for them which we sell at lace fairs/days. I use an acetate disc which can > be in any colour to support the lace as the floppy lace doesn't do justice > to itself when lying flat on the bottom of the UFO. I use UHO or Bostick > all purpose adhesive to stick the lace on the outer and inner edge to the > acetate. There must be a hole of 3cm cut in the centre of the disc. Let dry > and then comes the tricky bit. Quite hard to describe but I'll do my best. > Imagine the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock lines on the acetate disc. Bend the > acetate with the lace inside so that 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock meet, put your > index finger along the 12 or 6 o'clock line, depending on being right or > left handed and carefully bend the acetate around your finger so that it is > bent in quarters, making sure that the acetate is not creased just bent. > Put the 6 -12 o'clock bend into the UFO and edge the other 3 and 9 bends in > and gradually tease the acetate into shape by putting your fingers into the > small hole at the centre and pulling the bends out. Being acetate it wants > to straighten and it helps you as much as it can. Then cut a small piece of > sticky back plastic and stick over the small hole to attach it to the UFO. > > So much easier to demonstrate than explain. > > I hope this helps and the second one is always easier :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 8:47 PM > Subject: [lace] Advice, please, on the donut candle holders > > > > One of my students bought a candle holder which I can best describe as a > ring > > doughnut shape. She has finished the lace and came asking for advice as > to > > how the lace and glass/plastic holder are best put together. She had > decided > > that the lace alone was too limp and had cut a ring of felt to put behind > it, > > but didn't like the effect. The felt hadn't helped to support the lace a > lot > > anyway, and we all agreed that the glass needs to remain "see-through". > > > > If just the lace is put in, it lies against the lower curve of the glass, > a > > lot of its beauty is lost and it moves around. Another student thought > that > > the sample one at the suppliers fair had a piece of acetate behind it, big > > enough to hold the lace up in the widest part of the curve, but we > couldn't work > > out how to get a large ring of stiff acetate through the small hole in the > base. > > If this is the "right" way to use the holder, is the lace sewn to the > > acetate to keep it central? The same problem of getting it through the > hole would > > apply if the lace itself was stiffened enough to be "self-supporting" and > lace > > alone would still lay in the bottom of the holder. > > > > The lace would look best if it was held against the top curve of the > glass, > > but that would only be possible with glue. Have any arachnids used these > > candle holders, or closely studied how they are meant to be used? All > ideas would > > be greatly appreciated. My student is so proud of her lovely piece of > lace, > > which has made the difficulty in mounting it doubly disappointing. > > > > Jacquie > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
