[lace] Virtual teaching
Good morning Arachnids I have taught several students using Skype and Zoom, but only one at a time. When teaching more advanced lace using colours is not practical, I use the âthird passives to the right etcâ, but it is no different from sitting next to someone. I use a camera on a tripod that I move around as required. It stands over my pillow when I demonstrate a technique, over my paper when I draw the movements of the threads or plotting a pattern and it faces my computer when I am showing Lace8. I expect my student to have some way of showing me her lace while she is working on her pillow or her computer screen for Lace8. A camera on a tripod is less expensive than the cost of transport and only needs to be bought once, so surely that is not an issue. Blow the dust, letâs make lace. I have worked more on my lace during the last six months and I am enjoying it. Every cloud has a silver lining, make the most of it. Alex - 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/
[lace] Glue and Lace
Dear Liz and Other Arachnids, I accidentally (well, you wouldn't do it on purpose, would you) made a 1cm cut in the lace on the very first handkerchief edge I ever mounted. In desperation I stuck the edges together with Aquadhere (PVA glue) - 35+ years later, there has been no change in colour. To find the disaster, I still have to feel for the slightly stiff feeling of the glue. The only colour changes/staining in any of my (mostly white) pieces has been along the joins where I darned the ends in - I used to have a nasty habit of licking the end of my cotton to assist in threading the needle and I blame the enzymes in saliva for this result. Christine Johnson (Gosford, a bit north of Sydney, Australia) - 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/
Re: [lace] Fixing lace to a background
Hi Liz, Everyone A conservator friend once suggested using a water-based paper glue for anything that you'd want to last a long time, simply because it is the easiest adhesive to remove when restoring an artwork. Craft paper glue sticks are usually pH neutral too, but do check with the manufacturer first. I would personally rather tack the pieces to a backing board with a couple of stitches (trough carefully placed pre pricked holes - like a needlelace tracing) than using glue. That way the pieces won't fall off in very humid conditions that might soften the adhesive. And you don't need many tacks, three per motif usually does the trick - depending on the shape, of course. Best Pierre - 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/
