A friend who used to work as a tambour beader (she worked with sequins as well as with beads) tells the story of a colleague who once wore a dress decorated with old gelatine sequins - she became quite hot during the evening and obviously perspired quite bit and the end result was that her arms became stuck to the sequinned bodice!
Brenda On 12 May 2014, at 13:01, jeria...@aol.com wrote: > Some old spangles (sequins) dissolve in water. This is something I saw > demonstrated at a Costume Society of America seminar conservation class > presented by a professor from the Rhode Island School of Design. Spangles > (sequins) were made of something like gelatin in the early 20th C.! Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - 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/
