With apologies for coming into this discussion very late, another
question occurs to me. Lyn, who I believe started this discussion,
made reference to a good pillow of cherry with three drawers
That sounds suspiciously g like a Simon Toustou pillow. Simon fills
his pillows with sawdust.
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Subject: Re: [lace] Pillow holder - conservation concerns - 3rd reply
...You gave me options. My impulse is to tell you to use boxes of
plywood,
and get the best wood sealing product you can from a paint store
to seal all
surfaces. Don't guess. Ask the store's expert which is the
best
Dear Lace Pillow Storers,
Just privately received the following from a member of Arachne, and think
it should be shared:
Two years ago I was part of a team that disbursed the collection of a
lady
who had wanted to start a lace school. A huge amount of what she had
collected was no
Hi Jeri -
Thanks for the reminder. I think that most of the wreath boxes that we
see on sale after the holidays are plastic. They are made by Rubbermaid
and other molded plastic manufacturers. Could you please address the
subject of storage with regard to these plastics? Many of us use
: [lace] Pillow holder - conservation concerns
Dear Lace Pillow Storers,
Just privately received the following from a member of Arachne, and think
it should be shared:
Two years ago I was part of a team that disbursed the collection of a
lady
who had wanted to start a lace school. A huge
Dear Clay,
We have chemists and scientists on Arachne who are better-qualified to
address your plastics question. Some plastics are safer than others, but
we've all seen old hard plastics turn yellow, lose transparency, and try to
return to a petroleum state. The type used by dry
] Pillow holder - conservation concerns
Dear Lace Pillow Storers,
The moral of all this is to *not store your in-use pillows for long
periods
of time* The always busy lacemakers of the 19th C. and before did
not have this problem, even in their damp and cold home environments
To: lynrbai...@supernet.com
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Pillow holder - conservation concerns - 3rd reply
Dear Lyn,
If your pillows are stored in containers that off-gas, I think 3 layers
will help by absorbing the effects of direct acid burn. The wraps do not
have to be sewn
lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote:
I was considering making individual plywood boxes to store my pillows instead
of the corrugated cardboard boxes I use now. Is this a good idea? Or is the
pillow storage stack that we can purchase, wood, with arms to hold the pillow
virtually in the air a
Might I remind and ask people who have been in communication on this topic
to please erase the previous message when they reply. It is ok to keep a
pertinent sentence or paragraph, but a few of the recent messages have had 3
or 4 messages and replies.
Some folks still have dial-up
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