Hi Anjte!WHOO HOO! Congratulations on finishing your scarf! I've been following your adventure with rapt interest. To the point that I would like to make one. Pictures please.Hugs,Susie Rose------------------------------ On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 12:35 AM PST AGlez wrote: >Thank you so much to Jane, Karen, Cynce and Bev for your very useful >comments to solve my scarf problem. I had never made bobbinlace with a >linen thread as coarse as I did this time. And once finished, I realized it >was impossible to wear: too stiff and hard. The linen I used had no number >on it. It is a linen thread used to weave (comparable to a Perle 5 or >thicker). But after mangling it, it is absolutely soft and cosy. To tell >you the truth, I was so excited yesterday night when I finished mangling, >that I have been dreaming of my scarf all night! > >I want to share my experience of how I mangled my scarf to get this smooth >and shiny effect. First I put the scarf into luke warm water. Then I >stretched it over a towel on a table. (It looked horrible: I thought I >would have to through my lace away! It was very wrinkled or creased, the >leaves came out as if I would never be able to put them nicely together >again...). Then I slowly rolled the rolling pin I use in the kitchen over >the scarf, back and forth, keeping my leaves and tapes in place. At the >beginning, as the scarf was so wet, I didn't notice much difference. I >passed the roller from beginning to end of the scarf about 20 times or even >more. In between I stopped for a while letting the scarf dry almost >completely. Little by little the fibers got looser, smoother and shinier. > >Thanks again for your quick answers. I will never forget this "adventure". >(Pictures will follow). > >Best wishes from Antje, in Spain. > >* >* >*Photography is like life... you can change perspective by changing your >point of view! * > >- >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/
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