[lace] ADMIN: Trimming posts, lace archive URL

[Avital]

Dear spiders,

TRIMMING POSTS

Please remember to trim your postings when quoting a previous post!
There were too many offenders in the last digest for me to write to
you individually. It's the only rule that I am strict about, for the
following reasons:

1. It cuts down the noise-to-content ratio tremendously (easier to
read, easier to search, more valuable content remains)
2. It makes life easier for the digest subscribers so that they don't
have to scroll through many screens of  and material they've read
before.

ARCHIVE URL IN FOOTER

Good idea. It requires a tweak to the majordomo config files. I'll try
to do it when I have time.

THANKS

A big thanks to Jeri and the many other Arachneans who contribute
their valuable time and priceless knowledge to this list!!!

REPOSITORY

It would be nice to have a repository of the best Arachne posts so
that we're not suddenly left without them if our free archive service
should disappear. I'll have to give it some thought. Maybe a simple
blog would suffice. Unlike many on this list, I am still below
retirement age! :-)  That would also solve the problem of "Where do I
find 'x' in the archives?" because the posts could have permanent
links.

Avital
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Re: [lace] blocking silk scarf

[Adele Shaak]

While we’re on the subject, I found a nice little list of pointers on how to
take care of a silk scarf:
http://www.dubetta-fashion.com/list1.asp?pclassid=1&sclassid=78


Adele
West Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)

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Re: [lace] blocking silk scarf

[Jocelyn Froese]

Hi Jane, and all

I seem to get into the most trouble when I use my mobile phone, (post
trimming) which now has the Lace Archive symbol added for quick access. A
nice idea for people on the move. My new additional email address is also
exclusive for Arachne, embroidery newsletters, Nordic Needle, Pinterest,
and other incoming. I can see on my phone which Inbox of the three (shared,
business, personal) has unread mail. Gmail was free for the two added
emails, so had much appeal. If I hold my phone sideways, then I can review
archives nicely with the larger font size. The four digit code unlocks the
phone, and I don't need to type in any other access codes or addresses for
mail. Hooray.

Regarding my silk thread question mid January I think this answer below may
best relate to the importance of testing threads before committing time to
a large project and also cost. I often think about thread size and
appearance, but don't often think about cleaning. After all, thread
companies should do testing of threads, right? My question to my friend
with the ruined project after washing was whether she indeed used Orvus
(with neutral ph and biodegradable) If so, it seems as if water alone can
cause a problem. In her case, I found out her threads lost their sheen!!

Silk is chosen for its softness and drape, blocking might not enhance that
and water can cause it to lose some of its sheen. What I forgot to mention
before is that silk is weaker when wet (again the opposite of cotton and
linen) and should be treated gently in a wet state, not stretched out as
this may cause fibres to break.

Jane Partridge


Thanks for this,
Jocelyn in Winnipeg where we have enough snow, and have added 100 new ice
sculptures downtown near the Human Rights Museum.
We hope the storms in the east have passed and life will return to normal
soon for all effected!



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Re: [lace] Snowed in?

[Dmt11home]

Dear Liz,
 
We got about 28 inches of snow. Since we finally bit the bullet and hired a 
 snow plow service, we didn't have to worry about the shoveling. Our  
responsibility was limited to selecting a fine Bordeaux to enjoy while  
binge-watching Vikings. We were dug out yesterday at 3pm and were very 
impressed  
with the job that our town had done in clearing the streets. The main roads 
were  dry pavement. So, we went to the gym and then out to dinner.
 
Devon
PS. Lace content: Vikings has many things to delight those interested in  
costume history and theatrical costuming, the one short coming being that the 
 Viking era preceded the era of lace as a fashion item.

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[lace] Whoops

[Jane Partridge]

Sorry, typing on my phone I forgot to trim the message I just sent in reply to 
the scarf thread. My mind is on going out to take the kittens to the vets for 
their important operations.

Jane Partridge 

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Re: [lace] blocking silk scarf

[Jane Partridge]

Thinking about it, whilst I can see that washing would be needed if it has got 
grubby during making, it might not be necessary. Bobbin lace is worked with the 
threads kept in shape be the pins in a way that knitting and tatting, which do 
require blocking, are not, so we don't normally block bobbin lace. It may be 
that the end that is pinned as you are working is a little more stretched out 
than the rest but that should relax into the same size over a relatively short 
time. Silk is chosen for its softness and drape, blocking might not enhance 
that and water can cause it to lose some of its sheen. 

Also, what I forgot to mention before is that silk is weaker when wet (again 
the opposite of cotton and linen) and should be treated gently in a wet state, 
not stretched out as this may cause fibres to break.

 Leave the final pins in for 24 hours- silk has a good 'thread memory' (think 
of all the easily creased wedding dresses you see!) and should hold its shape 
well.

I hope you are pleased with the finished scarf, now to plan the lace gloves to 
match? :-)

Jane Partridge 


On 24 Jan 2016, at 20:53, jsyz...@comcast.net wrote:

Hi all
I am about to start the last repeat of a red and pink silk Torchon scarf (from
Brigette Beldon's book). I bought a package of "Knitter's Pride Blocking
Mats", which are like blocks of soft styrofoam. When I finish the scarf
(tonight??) I plan to submerge the scarf in warm water mixed with a little
Ajax dishwashing liquid, swish it around a little, and then submerge it in
warm clean water and swish again. If the colors seem to be running (I don't
know if that is a thing that happens) then I'll run more warm water over it
until the water is clear. Then I'll roll the scarf into a towel to absorb the
water so the scarf is just damp and not dripping wet.

Then I am going to lay the damp scarf nice and straight on my new "blocking
mat" and put pins in all the pinholes on the outer edges of the scarf (not
into any of the inner pinholes). I think it would be hard to keep the scarf
straight if I put the pins in consecutively so I figure I will first put in
pins really far apart from each other, like a foot apart, and then fill in the
middle so that the pins are half a foot apart, and then fill in again so they
are 1/4 of a foot apart, and so on. Is it important to put pins in every
pinhole or can I get bored and stop when I've only pinned, say, every other
pinhole?

Is this a good plan or is it a really awful plan and all of you out there are
cringing in horror? I've never pinned a piece of lace. Until this past summer
I'd never washed lace at all. This past summer and fall I've washed (as
described above, except I laid the dripping wet lace on a paper towel instead
of the big cloth towel I plan to use on the scarf) two very narrow cotton
bucks point exercises and one small and sturdy cotton needlelace exercise (the
Venetian Gros Point exercise from chapter 1 of Catherine Barley's great book)
but I didn't pin either of them. I washed the bucks edgings because I wanted
to practice sewing lace to cloth and I was told to always wash both the lace
and cloth before attaching together, and I washed the needlelace because I'd
carried it in my handbag for a long period of time and it was really dingy.
The needlace was colored cotton (Madeira Tanne 50) and the colors didn't run
together at all when it got wet-- the only change was that the needlelace went
from being dingy and dirty looking to bright and pretty.
Julie Shalack
All snowed in in Laurel Maryland USA

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