Dear David. I think the problem is two pronged. On the one hand the sender can avoid the problem by sending in plain text, which in my case requires me to go to the google mail internet site. On the other side, I think there is an issue with the receiving person having some form of outdated email program. I derive this theory from the fact that I get the discontinued messages on my large computer email program, but they come in fine on my ipad and iphone. In any case, maybe this plain text version helps?
Generally with laces, as with other fragile items, you don’t want to put too much force on one particular spot, so I think tweezers or tongs are really the wrong thing to use; I don’t remember having heard of someone using them. You want to always have as much of the fabric supported as possible. So you might lay a piece of lace gently over the back of your cotton-gloved hand, or you might hold it with your palm up but your fingers splayed out, to provide as much support as you can. However: The 80s are an interesting time in conservation, because the knowledge of the amount of damage caused by acidity and skin oils and light was in its infancy. When I first went to the Victoria & Alberta Museum Textile Room in 1987, it was brightly lit and there was no limit to how long you could keep the sample boards out, or how many pictures you took. I studied some of the boards for hours. When I went again four years later, everything was in low light and you couldn’t pull out the boards and examine them close up. That was in a highly respected museum, so depending on when in the 1980s your book is set, and where it is set, you would different concerns about gloves and light. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On May 13, 2018, at 3:05 PM, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi - 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/
