Sticky Wax: was: RE: [lace] Lace dye
At 06:01 PM 12/9/05 -, Jane Bawn wrote: Joy Beeson wrote For information about dyes, the Dharma website http://www.dharmatrading.com/ is always the first resort. Unfortunately they do not ship to the UK Though it isn't as informative as the paper catalog was, there's still a lot of data on the website. I found, for example, a list of different kinds of resists, together with an explanation of how gutta resists differ from water-soluble resists, how sticky wax is a cheap substitute for beeswax (though it didn't explain what sticky wax *is*, and maybe it's called something else on your side of the pond), and why batik is done with a mixture of beeswax or sticky wax and paraffine rather than either by itself, how you get the resists out of the fabric when you are done and why some resists are never removed, and what you have to put up with if you don't remove them. I believe that our paraffine is your paraffine wax. I was disappointed that they offer only bleached-white beeswax; I prefer natural yellow. Not that I'd have ever bought a whole pound of it; I use it only for sharpening threads, and the little cake I bought in a fabric store thirty or forty years ago is still going strong (though worn a little flat on one side.) Google said that sticky wax is a wax-based adhesive. I got all excited when I found some gummint-safety PDF on sticky wax that had a composition field, but all it said was petroleum hydrocarbons with additives. It went on to say that it gives off irritating fumes when hot, and if you splash molten wax on yourself you could get burned. Also found that surfboarders, orthodontics makers, museums, and people who show off horse figurines use it. I'm not at all sure all those folks are using the *same* sticky wax! The figurine fans use it to stick bits in the horse's mouths, the museums keep artifacts from falling off the shelf, people who make wax molds glue the molds together with it -- seems to have originated as a glue to set candles in their holders. I've also seen cheeses and frozen meats that had been dipped in a sticky wax -- red for the cheeses, and an apparently-natural yellow for the meats, which had been placed in cheesecloth bags first to make it easy to get the wax off. -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where we are sleeping under our first blanket of snow. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Christmas Card Exchange web site
Dear all -- I agree completely with Tamara and others who have written in about this. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Quite the contrary: Barbara is taking the time and trouble to do us a lovely favor, and we want to thank her for that. -- Aurelia On Dec 9, 2005, at 20:28, bevw wrote: And another headsup for 'next time' if we do this again - rather than list names, which may cause embarassment, How so? Embarassment about what??? The cards were supposed to have been sent off before Barbara posted the list of the makers from whom she'd received notice with pics. The only thing that list did was tell us who didn't have to worry about photographing/scannig the card we received. I'd already known that Pam Mattioli (my sender) had sent a picture (so I didn't have to take one), but there've been plenty of questions on the subject from receivers have you sent a pic, or shall I? Knowing who'd sent a pic of what cuts down on the possibility of duplication, which makes Barbara's life easier, since she needs to sort out what goes on her website and what doesn't... I really don't see any problem with that. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Sticky Wax:
Re: Sticky Wax. Jewelry model makers use it to 'glue' parts of wax models together. It is quite 'hard and brittle' in the cold or solid state but is very, very sticky when molten. It can be purchased at jewelry suppliers (Rio Grande of Albuquerque is one). If someone wants to try a bit I could send some as I have it on hand in my studio. Lorri Google said that sticky wax is a wax-based adhesive. I got all excited when I found some gummint-safety PDF on sticky wax that had a composition field, but all it said was petroleum hydrocarbons with additives. It went on to say that it gives off irritating fumes when hot, and if you splash molten wax on yourself you could get burned. Also found that surfboarders, orthodontics makers, museums, and people who show off horse figurines use it. I'm not at all sure all those folks are using the *same* sticky wax! The figurine fans use it to stick bits in the horse's mouths, the museums keep artifacts from falling off the shelf, people who make wax molds glue the molds together with it -- seems to have originated as a glue to set candles in their holders. I've also seen cheeses and frozen meats that had been dipped in a sticky wax -- red for the cheeses, and an apparently-natural yellow for the meats, which had been placed in cheesecloth bags first to make it easy to get the wax off. -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTMhttp://home.earthl ink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3 f/ http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where we are sleeping under our first blanket of snow. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Secret Pals - next round
Like many others I have lots to do in the next couple of weeks and am rapidly running out of time! So, I am going to delay the start of the next round of Secret Pals, the first exchange will be February instead of January and I'll post the invitations to join at the end of the holiday season. Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Holiday card exchange
Hi All, Sorry I didn't get this off a week ago. That is when my beautiful exchange card from Antje in Spain arrived!! It's a red BL poinsettia backed by green paper leaves on a white and green card. The leaves all have a braid on the back so they curve a little! It's a very special piece of lace to help me celebrate Christmas! She also included a beautiful brochure on Guadalajara, Spain! What a gorgeous city!! The stone work is impressive and the brochure even mentions bobbin lace! Antje kindly noted where that is in the brochure G. I mailed my ornament off last Monday to somewhere Downunder so I hope it arrives soon! Also someone mentioned glow-in-the-dark thread. The first ornaments I received in an arachne exchange were from Martha in Idaho and she added a g-i-t-d filament to the thread on the tatted snowflakes! They always surprise me at night when I put them up again G. We don't have too many plans for the next few weeks so I'll try to write a little more. It's been soo quiet! I have been saving a book review (well, just haven't gotten around to it G). Jane in Vermont, USA where we got 16 (40cm)of snow in 8 or 10 hours last Friday!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lace Christmas card
Thank you Johanna Brown from Owen Sound, ON, for the lovely treble clef book mark. It was made with gold metallic thread and mounted on a dark green back ground. It really makes the piece shine! I will use it in my choir book. Lynn Dewitt, Anchorage, AK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] christmas card.
Hi Debbie in Florida I am sorry that I did not let you know sooner that your card had arrived safely. It arrived on Friday, but I did not have time to let you know as we were going away for the week end. Thank you for the lovely card and the beautiful piece of bucks lace, IT will join the other pieces of special lace on my Christmas tree. If you require any supplies from the U.K. at any time let me know and I will be pleased to help. Happy Lacemaking Sue No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pals - next round
Like many others I have lots to do in the next couple of weeks and am rapidly running out of time! So, I am going to delay the start of the next round of Secret Pals, the first exchange will be February instead of January and I'll post the invitations to join at the end of the holiday season. Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
