re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
Hi Weronika and all If you can't get contact paper right away, put the pricking into a sheet protector (student supply places should sell sheet protectors?). Trim away excess and pin to pillow through the plastic/pricking paper layers. Sheet protector plastic isn't as durable as contact paper, so you might only get one use out of the pricking, but it will protect the thread from the ink. Some lacemakers use clear adhesive packing tape (wide enough to go right over a narrow pricking for a bookmark or edging), or even the 'magic tape' (the one that doesn't show when photocopied) which is slightly matte compared to the former and you do have to plaster it, but it works in a pinch. Personally I don't like pinning through adhesive and I just use a photocopy of the pattern, over a piece of card, all pinned to the pillow. Lately for getting a sample done quickly, I've even dispensed with the card - easier to pin through because I don't pre-prick the patterns ;) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (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] pens and plastic for prickings
My personal solution is to get the pattern photocopied on to coloured paper, cut it to size, then have it laminated - all at my local copy shop. As the lamination is just heat-sealing in very thin plastic, there's no glue to worry about. Also, you can choose whatever colour of paper suits your thread, so you don't have to worry about getting coloured plastic. The whole sandwich is very thin, so it's easy to prick, and it's easy to overlap with another copy of the pricking if you want to join them up. In England, at least, it's very cheap too. Linda Walton, (in Goosnargh, Lancashire, U.K., blessing the arachne member who first introduced me to the idea, and wishing I could remember who it was). - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
On Fri, 28 May 2004 23:25:40 -0700 (PDT), Bev wrote: Personally I don't like pinning through adhesive and I just use a photocopy of the pattern, over a piece of card, all pinned to the pillow. Lately for getting a sample done quickly, I've even dispensed with the card - easier to pin through because I don't pre-prick the patterns ;) Buy the grade of very light card that can bend enough to go through photocopiers, and just print straight onto the card. Mine is 160 grams per square metre, which is equivalent to 4.86 ounces per square yard. It will happily go through the rollers of a photocopier, or through a computer printer. So I just scan into my computer and print on the light card using my *laser* printer, which is the same technology as a photocopier. Don't do this with an ink jet printer though as the ink isn't suitable for making lace on. -- What boots up must come down. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace stitching page http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings
This brings to mind the solution suggested when this subject was last on the list (two years ago, maybe?) There are little devices sold in craft shops which laminate anything you want (within reason, of course!), and while the cost might seem steep at first glance, if you use it strictly for making your prickings and can keep the kids away from it, it really isn't so bad... especially if you can get it using a discount coupon (our Michael's is always sending out 40% off coupons, and that's how I got my little one). My bigger one was a find at a yard sale, and I couldn't resist. When this subject was last explored on the list, there were a lot of lacemakers who swore by this method of making a sandwich. Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/29/2004 3:31:53 PM Subject: re: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings My personal solution is to get the pattern photocopied on to coloured paper, cut it to size, then have it laminated - all at my local copy shop. As the lamination is just heat-sealing in very thin plastic, there's no glue to worry about. Also, you can choose whatever colour of paper suits your thread, so you don't have to worry about getting coloured plastic. The whole sandwich is very thin, so it's easy to prick, and it's easy to overlap with another copy of the pricking if you want to join them up. In England, at least, it's very cheap too. Linda Walton, (in Goosnargh, Lancashire, U.K., blessing the arachne member who first introduced me to the idea, and wishing I could remember who it was). - 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] pens and plastic for prickings
Hello Weronika - The plastic film we use can come from several sources. There is a blue film which has a matte (dull) finish which makes the lace more visible against the pricking. It may be obtained from most of our lace vendors. Others, like Tamara, for example, prefer to use contact paper. She was lucky enough to find a good supply of it in grey transparent, and has used it for years, but if I remember correctly, her supply is nearly exhausted and she hasn't seen it anywhere for a long time. I have had some luck finding clear plastic in every store in town at the end of the summer when back-to-school supplies take over the seasonal aisles. This is sold as a protective cover for books. I've tried all of the various options, and I'll tell you that personally I prefer the blue film, because it doesn't deposit a gummy residue on the pins (some alternatives do, but not all...) and it is somewhat self-healing, meaning that after a pin is removed, the plastic somewhat covers the hole, so that if you're doing repeats, the hole doesn't keep getting bigger and bigger. And I tend to work projects that have repeats, or at least take some time (months...) to complete, so I don't find that I use a lot of the film. If you do lots of quick projects, and only use each pricking once, you may be better off with a less expensive alternative, such as the clear contact paper or self-adhesive book covers. Clay [Original Message] From: Weronika Patena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/27/2004 2:43:19 PM Subject: [lace] pens and plastic for prickings Hi, Thanks for all the advice on how to prevent my prickings from staining the lace. I got some waterproof pens and will try them out soon. As for the plastic, do you know where I could get it? The Caltech bookstore doesn't seem to have any, and I'm not very oriented in big American stores and what which of them have... Weronika - 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] pens and plastic for prickings
At 11:39 AM 5/27/2004, you wrote: Hi, Thanks for all the advice on how to prevent my prickings from staining the lace. I got some waterproof pens and will try them out soon. As for the plastic, do you know where I could get it? The simplest thing to get would be transparent Contac Paper -- found in the household section of department stores -- used for shelf lining. Since this is clear, it works well for projects using colored thread. To get the light blue film that many lacemakers like, you would have to mail order it from a lace supplier. I think it is made only in Europe. This is a favorite for white thread projects. A mostly transparent adhesive paper can be found in the office supply section of many stores, used for covering books. I find it most often in late summer in the 'back to school' supplies in the local Dollar Store. This comes is a variety of (bright) colors and is removable, so you have to tape the outside edge to your backing paper to be sure it doesn't pull off. I use this for one-time-only projects if I'm using white thread. Be warned -- the colors were not designed for making lace on them, but more for kids. However, they do work if you can stand the color. G An alternate method for getting a colored pattern is to copy the pattern on colored paper, then cover it with the transparent Contac Paper. Try to have all markings on the pattern before covering it with transparent adhesive. If you just *have to* add a marking on top of the adhesive, put a piece of transparent tape over it so it cannot rub off on the threads. Even permanent ink does not like to stay on top of the adhesive paper. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- on a very rainy day - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
