I suspect it depends to a significant amount on the thickness of the thread.
I suspect, without any proof at all, that with thicker threads or very dense
lace, or lots and lots of cloth stitch, it can be laundered without a lot of
care. But for those fine, airy laces, well, for me at least, for
Not I !! I'm also not a fan of "extreme laundering", and don't
particularly desire to wear lace, but I am a huge fan of "extreme
lacemaking", and wouldn't dream of laundering any of that!! : )
Clay
Devon wrote... Has lacemaking passed from being just barely justifiable
as "housekeeping" to
Has lacemaking passed from being just barely justifiable as "housekeeping"
to being a pure hobby? How many people actually plan to launder their lace
frequently?
When my daughter was three, I made lace to decorate her Christmas
dress. It was washed more than once, but all I did was lay it fl
I have some Torchon collars and sleeve decorations worked in Filato di
cantu, which are attached to dresses. They get shoved in the washing machine
on the dress, and laundered on a warm wash. I usually hang them to dry
rather than tumble drying. The lace survives fine, and I just pull into
int
Clay writes: So often, the lace
made with a silk gimp is meant to be framed... And I usually opt for
archival
framing materials, so there is probably no need to worry. Hopefully,
washing
will never a necessity!
It would be interesting to know how many people who are making lace,
today, pla
