Recent content by AnnaKettle

I have just finished an overmantel which I modelled freehand in lime plaster. Also around the same room I modelled a series of panels all inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry. The picture seems to have uploaded as a tiny image so I will also put a link to my Facebook page where there is a bigger...

Thanks for the welcome :RpS_thumbup: everyone Anna

Hi James I use chalk lime a lot. It was always used around here (Suffolk) until about 1800 so it is the first choice for conservation work. I am no chemist but I do know that chalk and lime are closely related chemically which might be why they mix together really well to make a mortar...

Will do! Anna

Hello! I am that rare bird ... a female plasterer ... and have been working for over twelve years now. I work as a plaster conservator and a Pargeter and anyone who does not live in East Anglia will be looking completely blank at that word! Pargeting is ornamental plasterwork, normally...