Re: [lace] laminating
In a message dated 15/04/2005 15:01:13 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Finally photo copy your pattern on a colour say pale blue. Easy. Perhaps groups could invest in one. They don't cost much these days. I have had phone calls asking me about laminating so perhaps you can all have a go now. Best wishes, Vivienne. Vivienne, This makes absolute sense but just one questions - how easydo you find pricking through the laminate plastic? I was taught to rub the bees wax over the pattern then prick through rather then keep plunging my pricker into a piece of bees wax. Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
Hear hear. I have been using a laminator for some time now. I thought I had discovered a great new idea , then I saw on your website that you do them too. Great minds think alike I suppose. I believe Staples in the UK often have good deals on laminators. It's certainly where I go for my pouches. I've also used it to laminate our National Trust membership cards to stop the print rubbing off in my purse. Claire Kent, UK, Off to Bruges in 2 days time. Yippee! Anyone recommend any good lace shops? On 15 Apr 2005, at 2:58 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. Last year I started laminating my patterns for my use. I found it great. I have used it for small things and things like table cloth edgings where you have to use the laminate over and over. It does not go loose and the pins go through great without pr-pricking. Anyway I now sell laminates but a lot of you could easily do it your self. If you are getting a laminator go for one that does A3 . I find the laminate pouches that are the best are the 150 mic ones. Also make sure you buy the none reflective ones. Finally photo copy your pattern on a colour say pale blue. Easy. Perhaps groups could invest in one. They don't cost much these days. I have had phone calls asking me about laminating so perhaps you can all have a go now. Best wishes, Vivienne. KEEP LACING, TATTING, CROCHETING AND EMBROIDERING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
No such worries with laminate. It pricks though beautifully, you have no need to lube with beeswax and you don't get any sticky residue like you can get with blue tacky. Claire Kent,UK On 16 Apr 2005, at 6:58 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 15/04/2005 15:01:13 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Finally photo copy your pattern on a colour say pale blue. Easy. Perhaps groups could invest in one. They don't cost much these days. I have had phone calls asking me about laminating so perhaps you can all have a go now. Best wishes, Vivienne. Vivienne, This makes absolute sense but just one questions - how easydo you find pricking through the laminate plastic? I was taught to rub the bees wax over the pattern then prick through rather then keep plunging my pricker into a piece of bees wax. Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
Claire Kent, UK, Off to Bruges in 2 days time. Yippee! Anyone recommend any good lace shops? how about the Kantcentrum which is on Peperstraat http://www.kantcentrum.com/Engels/algemeen/inleiding/inlfsete.htm and just across the lane from the back of the Kantcentrum is a lovely shop with thread, bobbins, lots of lace and 'stuff'. A great browsing shop and I can't remember the name, sorry. jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have had phone calls asking me about > laminating so perhaps you can all have a go now. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This makes absolute sense but just one questions - how easydo you > find pricking through the laminate plastic? I was taught to rub the > bees wax over the pattern then prick through rather then keep plunging my > pricker > into a piece of bees wax. I cold-laminate my prickings with a Xyron machine and have been very happy with the result. It's thick enough and durable enough to use many times, but thin enough to easily prick. Another alternative to rubbing the pattern with beeswax is to put wax paper under the pricking. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] laminating
Hi Spiders All, I have followed this with interest, as it is what I do with some - only some! - of my prickings. But - a cautionary note! The mother of one of my children had the mat which the child had made laminated - against my better judgement, I must add! - and was very upset with the results. Because the mat was not flat like a pricking, the lamination produced lots of air bubbles - which was what I half suspected, and warned against - over the mat, and really did spoil it completely. The child was devastated, as it was quite a big achievement for her, a relative beginner, to have completed the mat, so the outcome was not a success! So - if you ever have the desire to laminate the lace itself, do think carefully. The laminating was done in a local stationery store - maybe it would depend on who does the laminating, but I suspect it would always be liable to air bubbles, and therefore disappointment ensues, to some extent. Carol - in Suffolk UK. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Laminating lace
Diana, Why not use one of those clear plastic bookmark holders that all the general lace suppliers have? I always use them. Liz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diana Smith Sent: 22 March 2007 15:31 To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Laminating lace A while back there was some discussion on laminating lace could anyone tell me what the consensus was? I have just taken a Bucks Point bookmark off the pillow, I shall be giving it to my old schoolteacher and thought that laminating would be the better option for her use. She is 91 years old, has lost both her legs but has incredible brainpower and loves reading biographical and travel books!! Diana in a dull and dismal Northamptonshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.16/729 - Release Date: 21/03/2007 07:52 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.16/729 - Release Date: 21/03/2007 07:52 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Laminating lace
Me too, although I did get one laminated, I use it and wouldn't give it away. I do laminate pages to keep sample pieces clean and safe in my folder though. Sue T Diana, Why not use one of those clear plastic bookmark holders that all the general lace suppliers have? I always use them. Liz A while back there was some discussion on laminating lace could anyone tell me what the consensus was? I have just taken a Bucks Point bookmark off the pillow, I shall be giving it to my old schoolteacher and thought that laminating would be the better option for her use. She is 91 years old, has lost both her legs but has incredible brainpower and loves reading biographical and travel books!! Diana in a dull and dismal Northamptonshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Laminating lace
On 3/22/07, Diana Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A while back there was some discussion on laminating lace could anyone tell me what the consensus was? IIRC the consensus was lamination is 'iffy' - for some the results were disappointing and couldn't be undone without ruining the lace. For others it was 'ok' - but the plastic sleeves are better. Again, IIRC, what followed from the laminating topic was a how-to and many tips on getting the lace into the respective plastic sleeve. If sleeves aren't readily available, and especially for a one-of, you could use a plastic page protector cut to size, and stitch neatly around the outside either with machine or by hand. I do recall who contributed this tip, it was Miriam in Israel. Hope this helps. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Laminating lace
Hi Diana et al, I wouldn't advise laminating, although I have been known to do it on very rare occasions.That's really because if it isn't done really well, there can be little air bubbles between the lace and the laminating, which doesn't look good. I have a huge supply of the plastic bookmark holders which I now use - I buy the clear plastic on both sides ones, but also lay in supplies of the ones with coloured backs - they are especially good, as the lace is always seen from the right side in those. They also have the advantage of being relatively cheap, and one can, if one wishes, change the bookmark inside. Take care, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: "Diana Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne" Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: [lace] Laminating lace > A while back there was some discussion on laminating lace could anyone tell > me what the consensus was? > > I have just taken a Bucks Point bookmark off the pillow, I shall be giving > it to my old schoolteacher and thought that laminating would be the better > option for her use. She is 91 years old, has lost both her legs but has > incredible brainpower and loves reading biographical and travel books!! > > Diana in a dull and dismal Northamptonshire > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Laminating patterns
I got my pouches from Staples. Matte finish A4 were the ones that I bought. They were about £17 for a pack of 100. That should last me a fair while. I use them when I am doing workshops and they have been welcomed greatly. Claire Kent, UK On 16 Apr 2005, at 5:45 pm, Christine Lardner wrote: Great tip Vivienne, but where do you get your non reflective pouches from? I've only seen the reflective type. Christine - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Laminating patterns
Hi, I buy A3 which I need for most of our patterns and you can put a couple of the smaller patterns in one. KEEP LACING, TATTING, CROCHETING AND EMBROIDERING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
