Re: [lace] Early laces. - also frustration !!!

[Carol]

HI Liz and Hina - et al,

I gave a wry smile when I read about not liking the frustration of too much 
of the same disaster!One of my students is making one of Jenny Hester's 
lovely wall-hangings, and is using Madeira thread, which I recommended, and 
which I very often use, with no problems at all.   However, my student is 
experiencing problems with the cream thread, which is breaking far too 
often - maybe bought from a supplier who keeps it on the stall for too long, 
or in sunlight, or some other disastrous venue for threads.She is still 
continuing with it, but I am sure I would have given up long since, and used 
the scissors.


On a happpier note, I contacted the makers and, although we hadn't a clue 
who the supplier was, they kindly sent another reel, so by the time we get 
back to classes after the summer break, I am hoping she will be finding this 
new reel a lot less trouble!


Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'


- Original Message - 
From: "Elizabeth Ligeti" 

To: "Arachne" 
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:55 AM
Subject: [lace] Early laces.


Gina, I like a challenge too, - but not one that gets me too frustrated. 
 >

I take on challenges all the time - but Fun challenges, not "Grr!"
ones!!!

Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
lizl...@bigpond.com

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Re: [lace] Early laces. - also frustration !!!

[Maureen Bromley]

Hi Carol

It may be that the thread has gone a little brittle.   Try putting the 
thread in a steamy bathroom for a few hours to see if this revives it.   I 
have done this on a number of occasions and it has helped.


I was at a course doing Honiton lace a few years ago when it was very hot. 
At each break, coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, we put a slightly 
damp cloth (I think it was a white hankie or tissue because you don't want 
the colour to run from the cover cloths) over the work and the threads to 
stop the thread drying out and breaking.Obviously not at nighttime as it 
does not want to get too damp because that brings problems of its own..


Maureen
East Yorkshire UK
Where it is cloudy and windy but warm 


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