I've used Orvus on my lace, whether silk or not, with no lasting
problems over its short life span so far. However, not as all silk
fabric is washable the same could apply to the silk fabric (lace) we
make. (My commercially made silk underwear, which I don't expect to last
centuries, goes in
Having read the current thread about washing and pressing lace, I got
motivated again, to repress the two hankies I recently completed. I had
steam pressed them after I finished sewing but photos showed up new hankies
looking like old hankies, with creases etc. So I just bought a new iron,
Hi Vila
It is not common practice to wash lace until it is necessary. If the item is
only a few inches across it can be placed on a sheet of polstyrene and pinned
to it through all the pinholes around the edge - like blocking out. (Check
that your pins are not affected by the washing agent by
Hi All,
I have a pink and a blue length of narrow lace which I plan to put around the
hem, say 3-4 up, on a blue velvet material. The dresses will be plain bodice
(with reindeer on) and the girls will be 5 and 6 on their next birthdays. The
thread is DMC 30 and the patterns are from Pat Milne's
On 27 Jun 2011, at 22:53, Sue wrote:
WASHING MACHINE??? HOWEVER DARE YOU?
I have a linen torchon collar attached to a teeshirt which I regularly throw in
the washing machine. I wash in cold water but put it in the dryer with
everything else. Just a quick press with a steam iron gets
I found the following article in a 1911 newspaper, interesting,
though I don't think I would use the skim milk ;-))
Esther Perry.
HOW TO WASH REAL LACE
To wash real lace the best plan is to baste it to a stripe of clean
while muslin, catching each point carefully to the foundation. After
soaking
