RE: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
- From: S* S*
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:55:41 -0700
Waaaay cool. Thanks for the tips
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: jaime [j*@warwick.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 8:34 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: Drying Queen Anne's Lace
>
>
> I've been drying QAL for many years mainly for use in wreaths
> and bouquets. I *like* partially opened flowers as well as
> hanging some. The umbels become a lovely soft greyed green and
> are rather structural-looking.
>
> However, I do dry most of mine rightside up. Since I dry lots
> of flowers that need to be propped up, I've made drying racks
> that I have come to love. I just make a simple frame using
> 1x3"s and cut lengths of 2x2"s for legs. I just slip each leg
> into a corner of the frame until it is level with the top of the
> frame and screw it in. Then I stretch a piece of 1/4" aluminum
> window screen across the frame and staple it to the outside of
> the frame. Viola! And ... they stack, leg on leg. You can
> make them any size you like. I also use these for flowers I
> think are too delicate for binding & hanging, like delphinium
> and full-blown roses that I want to use flat.
>
> The older QAL flowers get, the more they take on a gently aged
> look. I like that for some things and often use them for
> wedding type bouquets where the bride is using off-whites or the
> buyer wants to use pale yellows. That's also why I don't spray
> them with a fixative of any kind. I don't find they are so
> delicate as to need it. If you use a fixative, they won't
> yellow.
>
> Susan, I have some that are 5 years old and just get more
> beautiful. They look like antique lace.
>
> Jaime
>
> > 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
> jknoble@warwick.net
> Z6/5, NW NJ
> "I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive."
> A. Einstein
>
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