Re: [lace] Lace8

[Ruth Budge]

Hi Nancy,
I heard from the programmer this evening - he told me that he'd found your
emails to him.they had ended up in his spam box!!!

However, as you've found the trick of selecting lines and I hope my
explanations about editing smooth curves have helped, I don't think we need
bother him any more.   Do you agree?

Ruth
the lacema...@optusnet.com.au

> On 20 Nov 2015, at 2:44 AM, Nancy Neff  wrote:
>
> Ruth et al.,
> The CD that they shipped to me was version 1.0.0.51.  I couldn't edit
smooth
> curves or gimps in that version (I've tried on two PCs so I don't think the
> problem is with my setup).  So when the program said that 1.0.0.52 was
> available, and I saw your earlier note, I immediately upgraded..

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[lace] Time for lacemaking

[Jeriames]

Lyn wrote about making time for lace in the morning before the rest of the  
household is up and about.
 
For those of you who have many obligations, I thought I'd share what I did  
to make time for lace and embroidery during difficult years.
 
It was 40 years ago now, and I had a new husband who was  determined to 
monopolize my time.  (Why didn't I see it in advance?)   I moved out of a 
convenient NYC apartment, because he insisted on  living a 2-hour commute away 
from my work.  It required 4 different  modes of transportation each way.
 
What to do about lace and embroidery?  From age 17 to my  mid-30s (and 
again after the marriage ended), I worked day and night  (2 different jobs).  
It 
was possible to train myself to get along on less  sleep.  This was good 
preparation for a couple years of marriage.  I got up at 3 am, went to another 
room to work with  threads for an  hour, and skipped breakfast.  I carried 
needlework books to read  on the train.  Maybe these suggestions will work 
for some of  you.  Especially finding time to read about lace.  Now 77, I can 
 say that the lack of sleep for many years did not adversely affect  me. 
 
Four hours of sleep and an occasional nap are adequate to this day.   Not 
for everyone; maybe for some.
 
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center

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[lace] Mounting finished lace

[Sally Jenkins]

Hello,

Is there a book out there on how to mount finished lace? I've mostly made
stand-alone things like bookmarks, that don't need to be mounted. For some
small figures (for instance Louise Colgan's hummingbird) I have taken just
a few tacking stitches and mounted them on velvet, then framed them. The
glass helps press the lace into the velvet and it won't slip (especially
with those few stitches).

But for  a longer trim, or a complex shape, what are my options? Is iron-on
backing an option, or will I be booed and hissed out of the global guild
;-)   ?I really don't want to spend the same amount of time sewing as I
did making the lace!

Thank you,
Sally in Oregon

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[lace] on Arachne again

[Gon Homburg]

Due to problem with one of my e-mail accounts I was not able to send messages
to Arachne.
Now I am on the list again with another account.
Thanks Avital for helping.

This last 2 week I could not announce the insertion of the week. But they are
both on my websitehttp://bit.ly/1D8SPN2 http://bit.ly/1D8SPN2>

Happy lacing

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[lace] double emails

[C Johnson]

I am getting two copies of every email...is anyone else getting this today?

 

Susie Johnson

Morris, Illinois

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Fw: Re: [lace] Mounting finished lace

[lynrbailey]

>Dear Sally, et al,
>I thought Holly Van Sciver, vansciverbobbinlace.com would have some books on 
>that, but I didn't see any.  If you look for mounting lace on Amazon, it will 
>come up with several books.  If you are a member of IOLI, I bet you will be 
>able to borrow one of them from the library before purchasing.  Mounting lace 
>as a handkerchief involves sewing, has to be, but for the rest, just remember 
>to use acid free stuff, or eventually your lace will disintegrate. 
>
>Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where it is a sunny fall day, decidedly 
>cool, breezy.  
>
>
>"My email sends out an automatic  message. Arachne members,
>please ignore it. I read your emails."
>
>Sally wrote:
>>
>>Is there a book out there on how to mount finished lace? 
>>
>>But for  a longer trim, or a complex shape, what are my options? Is iron-on
>>backing an option, or will I be booed and hissed out of the global guild
>>;-)   ?I really don't want to spend the same amount of time sewing as I
>>did making the lace!
>>

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Re: [lace] Mounting finished lace LACE BOOKS

[Beth Harpell]

Hi,

You should be able to find something on www.Barbara-Fay.com  It's amazing the 
amount of lace books on the site and the prices are REALLY FANTASTIC! Shipping 
is only 5€ and they come really quickly--but even with the shipping the prices 
are STILL fabulous!!! I took a Binche and the instructor told me about it. I 
was amazed Everyone should be all over this site--

Virginia "Beth" Harpell 
Historic Property Specialist
www.HistoricHouseHunter.com


On Nov 20, 2015, at 2:01 PM,  
 wrote:

>> Dear Sally, et al,
>> I thought Holly Van Sciver, vansciverbobbinlace.com would have some books on 
>> that, but I didn't see any.  If you look for mounting lace on Amazon, it 
>> will come up with several books.  If you are a member of IOLI, I bet you 
>> will be able to borrow one of them from the library before purchasing.  
>> Mounting lace as a handkerchief involves sewing, has to be, but for the 
>> rest, just remember to use acid free stuff, or eventually your lace will 
>> disintegrate. 
>> 
>> Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where it is a sunny fall day, decidedly 
>> cool, breezy.  
>> 
>> 
>> "My email sends out an automatic  message. Arachne members,
>> please ignore it. I read your emails."
>> 
>> Sally wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is there a book out there on how to mount finished lace? 
>>> 
>>> But for  a longer trim, or a complex shape, what are my options? Is iron-on
>>> backing an option, or will I be booed and hissed out of the global guild
>>> ;-)   ?I really don't want to spend the same amount of time sewing as I
>>> did making the lace!
> 
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Re: [lace] Mounting finished lace

[Brenda Paternoster]

Hi Sally

Mounting and Finishing Lace by Gilian Dye - Elveston Press
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Finishing-Mounting-Lace-Gilian-Dye/dp/0952270951


Mounting and Using Lace by Jean Withers - Dryad
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOUNTING-LACE-USING-LACE-JEAN-WITHERS-/130594279278


An introduction to Mounting Lace by Kate Riley & Pauline McLeod - The Lace
Guild
http://www.roseground.com/books/lacemaking-books/an-introduction-to-mounting-
lace


Hints on Finishing and Mounting Lace by Margaret Hamer & Kathleen Waller -
self published
http://www.amazon.com/Hints-Finishing-Mounting-Margaret-Hamer/dp/0950573868


Some of these are out of print but you might find a used copy.

and/or look at:
https://www.laceguild.org/guild/pics/MountingLace.pdf


http://laceioli.ning.com/group/bobblinlace-beginners/forum/topics/attaching-l
ace-to-fabric


http://www.lacegumnuts.com/mounting-lace/


Mostly the emphasis with all of these, books and web pages, is on hand
mounting handmade lace. and my personal preference is for hand mounting; you
have taken time to make a piece of lace so take a bit more time to finish it
off properly.  But having said that, I do appreciate that not all bobbin lace
makers do not have the desire, or the necessary needlework skills, to make a
good job of attaching lace to fabric by hand, and I prefer to see neat machine
stitching to uneven and puckered hand sewing.

I can’t imagine though how you envisage using an iron-on backing to attach
lace to fabric.
Do you mean using something like Bondaweb to effectively glue a lace motif
onto fabric?  What would happen to all the bits of glue in the holes of the
lace and around the edges?  Apart from looking ugly surely it would gunge up
your iron.

Brenda

>
> Is there a book out there on how to mount finished lace? I've mostly made
> stand-alone things like bookmarks, that don't need to be mounted. For some
> small figures (for instance Louise Colgan's hummingbird) I have taken just
> a few tacking stitches and mounted them on velvet, then framed them. The
> glass helps press the lace into the velvet and it won't slip (especially
> with those few stitches).
>
> But for  a longer trim, or a complex shape, what are my options? Is iron-on
> backing an option, or will I be booed and hissed out of the global guild
> ;-)   ?I really don't want to spend the same amount of time sewing as I
> did making the lace!

Brenda in Allhallows
paternos...@appleshack.com
www.brendapaternoster.co.uk

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[lace] mounting lace

[Rick & Sharon Whiteley]

When mounting an object for framing be it picture, textiles, or whatever,
under no circumstances should the glass touch the piece.  When something is
mounted and framed with glass you are creating a mini climate within that
frame which can be extremely harmful.  Putting the glass against the piece
doesn’t allow for it to breathe and thus promotes mildew, foxing and many
other nasty's. A mat provides the needed space but if that is not desirable
you can use very thin strips of mat board (or commercial spacers) attached to
the inside rim of the frame which will create the necessary space and won’t
be seen.  Make sure when you buy mat board that the cut edges look white
(unless it’s one of the types that have the same colour throughout).  If the
cut edge is light brownish that means they were made with wood pulp and will,
with time, react with the humidity in the air to make sulphuric acid which in
turn will burn what it’s resting against...in this case your background.  I
would suggest you go to your local frame shop and buy small pieces of mat
board (some will even give you small off-cuts).  Make sure you ask for
archival board, it comes in many colours and finishes from suede, silk, linen
etc.  Even still, with some finishes like suede it’s advisable to give it a
light spraying with a clear acrylic to seal it..any coloured surface has
potentially harmful dyes.  The next step would be to use your handy pattern
pricker and pre-prick your sewing holes.  Then you can start to sew your lace
onto the backing either using the same thread as the piece or preferably a
finer thread of the same colour.  Keep in mind the forces of gravity, the
piece will eventually sag a bit so make sure you use some support stitches in
the middle as well as around the edges.  You don’t need many tiny close
stitches, use your own judgement.  Another alternative would be to sew your
piece onto unbleached cotton and then mount the cotton onto whatever you wish,
it can work quite well with coloured laces...but make sure you use a spacer
between it and the glass, I can’t emphasise that enough.  Sharon on Sunny
but cold Vancouver Island

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Re: [lace] mounting lace

[Clay Blackwell]

Excellent recommendations!  Thanks, Sharon!

Sent from my iPad

> On Nov 20, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Rick & Sharon Whiteley  
> wrote:
> 
> When mounting an object for framing be it picture, textiles, or whatever,
> under no circumstances should the glass touch the piece.  When something is
> mounted and framed with glass you are creating a mini climate within that
> frame which can be extremely harmful.  Putting the glass against the piece
> doesn’t allow for it to breathe and thus promotes mildew, foxing and many
> other nasty's. A mat provides the needed space but if that is not desirable
> you can use very thin strips of mat board (or commercial spacers) attached to
> the inside rim of the frame which will create the necessary space and won’t
> be seen.  Make sure when you buy mat board that the cut edges look white
> (unless it’s one of the types that have the same colour throughout).  If the
> cut edge is light brownish that means they were made with wood pulp and will,
> with time, react with the humidity in the air to make sulphuric acid which in
> turn will burn what it’s resting against...in this case your background.  I
> would suggest you go to your local frame shop and buy small pieces of mat
> board (some will even give you small off-cuts).  Make sure you ask for
> archival board, it comes in many colours and finishes from suede, silk, linen
> etc.  Even still, with some finishes like suede it’s advisable to give it a
> light spraying with a clear acrylic to seal it..any coloured surface has
> potentially harmful dyes.  The next step would be to use your handy pattern
> pricker and pre-prick your sewing holes.  Then you can start to sew your lace
> onto the backing either using the same thread as the piece or preferably a
> finer thread of the same colour.  Keep in mind the forces of gravity, the
> piece will eventually sag a bit so make sure you use some support stitches in
> the middle as well as around the edges.  You don’t need many tiny close
> stitches, use your own judgement.  Another alternative would be to sew your
> piece onto unbleached cotton and then mount the cotton onto whatever you wish,
> it can work quite well with coloured laces...but make sure you use a spacer
> between it and the glass, I can’t emphasise that enough.  Sharon on Sunny
> but cold Vancouver Island
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[lace] Mounting lace

[Anita Hansen]

I mounted my lace medallions on a velvet-like material by first placing the
fabric in a large wooden embroidery hoop.  I made sure that the hoop was
larger than the size of the frame (which was only a 5"x7" frame so maybe a 10"
hoop?)  I used a smaller size Egyptian cotton thread to "sew" around the edge
of the lace.  Since the lace had a nice sewing edge I was able to make nice
even stitches which are not even visible.  Then I just stretched the fabric
over the mat/mounting board just like one might do for an embroidery project.
One could either lace the fabric or place pins around the edge, but since this
was just regular fabric and not an embroidery I threw caution to the wind and
likely used tape on the back! (Gasp!)  So far it's not sagging and if it ever
does I can always add more tape! lol  This was how I mounted the Binche pieces
I displayed at the IOLI convention this summer.


P.S.  I also agree that glass should not touch your lace.  In fact, I don't
even use glass! But that is different debate!


Anita Hansen

in snowy Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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