I have two questions for you all today, I hope you can help me out. The
first is about onward storage of made up lace napkins. I have 4 pieces
of ruby coloured cloth approx 18 inches square with lace on, and I would
like to know the best way to keep them stored and easily transported
(just in case I want to). I wouldn't have space for flat storage, but
wonder whether rolling them in to one long sausage would be a safe
sensible way. Then would it be best to wrap them in acid free tissue
before they go into a cardboard tube, or something.
Also I read somewhere about the colour transferring from cardboard into
fabric, if this is true, how can I prevent it over time?.
My second question is about Christine Springetts magic chains in her
small red book, the teardrop pattern on page 35. I have done them so
they look ok, but was swapping the threads over on every row, then
reading for the inner edge it mentioned doing it half as much (on every
4th row), so obviously I should have done them every other row only. I
know how to do the row where the coloured threads change place, but how
to I do the other row when the threads dont change. This one is almost
finished and looking quite pretty but like little tiny berries rather
than the chain stitch it should resemble but I want to do it again but
properly next time. I have just read it, jet again and think I get it
but would be really interested in confirmation by you much more
experience lacemakers:-)
Any help with either question would be greatly appreciated.
Sue T, Dorset UK where we have lost our sunshine and it looks like rain,
again!!!!!
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