Re: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-15 Thread Andrea Lamble
s dull but mild for the time of year. From: "Dona B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Dona B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Subject: Re: [lace] black ethafoam Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:04:39 +0100 Lori wrote: So it could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for pi

Re: [lace] black ethafoam - running dyes

2006-12-14 Thread CLIVE Rice
Jeri Ames wrote: I would add that *some* colored felts bleed when wet. Pre-test whatever padding material you use, and also the fabric that will come in direct contact with lace threads. As a seamstress, personal clothing designer, lacemaker, and one-who-does, I never make or use any fabric

Re: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-14 Thread Dona B.
am I used was white and was the only color offered when I purchased it. It does hold the pins in tightly once they're in. Dona in Maisieres, Belgium where our beautiful weather is continuing into December. - Original Message - From: Lori Howe To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thu

RE: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-14 Thread Lori Howe
Once I wanted to order ethafoam from a manufacturer and they carried dozens of weights and coarseness some of which were identified by color. So it could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for pillows. It would also need to be tested for pin ability and strength to hold the pin without moving wh

Re: [lace] black ethafoam - running dyes

2006-12-14 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 12/14/06 3:18:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thanks Kenn for so much info about ethafoam, but be wary of covering a > pillow with denim. Indigo dyes are VERY fugative - some brands of > jeans are guranteed to to bleed colour in the wash! > > Brend

Re: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-14 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thanks Kenn for so much info about ethafoam, but be wary of covering a pillow with denim. Indigo dyes are VERY fugative - some brands of jeans are guranteed to to bleed colour in the wash! Brenda On 14 Dec 2006, at 04:16, kenn van dieren wrote: Betty's comment of covering it with felt or woo

Re: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-13 Thread kenn van dieren
ginal Message - From: "Whitham, Irene & Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:17 PM Subject: [lace] black ethafoam Hello ladies, Has anyone had any experience with black ethafoam, I would like to make a lace pillow

Re: [lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-13 Thread CLIVE Rice
Irene, When I use ethafoam (colored light blue) I first use felt or a wool blanket cut to fit, cover that with cotton muslin (calico in England), then the final cover. You should have no problem with its being colored black. Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA who just resubscribed after bein

[lace] black ethafoam

2006-12-13 Thread Whitham, Irene & Steve
Hello ladies, Has anyone had any experience with black ethafoam, I would like to make a lace pillow but only one place has ethafoam at the moment and it is black. I asked what the black was and it is pigment? I'm worried that the black might "bleed" does anybody know anything about this? Ir