RE: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
- From: S* S*
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 16:17:15 -0700
So *not* upside down (traditional), but rightside up with stems through
something to prop them up. And you spray with hair spray first? Aerosol or
pump? Sounds like silly questions, but all details can help.
How long did you find them to last? Longer than one year?
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the
flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all
who look upon them to do likewise.
Celia Thaxter
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat [p*@execpc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 3:53 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
>
>
> "Saxton, Susan" wrote:
> >
> > I haven't gotten them to dry well at all but it would be
> worth a try!
>
> I have dried them flat, stuck through the holes of a milk
> crate (or some
> similar box), and always after spraying with a fixative like hairspray
> or spray polyurethane. On their own, they curl very easily.
> I've tried
> dying them by xylem action, but the color never stays vivid.
>
> Pat
> pattm@execpc.com
> "A general dissolution of the principles and manners will more surely
> overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common
> enemy. . . ." Samuel Adams
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