My concern is - why do you have to clean up something - with it should be digitized so that you just rinse it out and dry it and have a lovely piece of lace.

I agree, but in the previous thread I mentioned I didn't have time or enough of
the color for a redo- I had another very
preety one I did but ran out of thread and
I knew I could clean it up. Also, I really
like the lacy design and I have several of these designs so it was worth it to me.
Hugs,
Linda

So when you say not to melt - you used heated tool to clean this up? I never thought of that.

Yes, I used to make Paper dolls for charity and sometimes you needed to clean
up the edges- I like my edges clean and smooth. So the designer of a set had a great tip to burn off the unwanted threads.Caveat! You should clean up with
scissors first any longer threads leaving
minimal to clean up with tip of a hot craft iron tip, sharp and or pointy, and
quickly and gently apply tip to thread- it
melts fast, leaves no residue or bump and seals.
HOwever, steady hand or else slip boom
ya hit your design and voila you melt a nice little hole and its ruined. Its not
hard just requires patience and a steady
hand.
PS I've only cleaned poly not cotton or rayon so don't know how well it works there- my guess it turns to ask like in fibers for knitting- acrylics melt.
Hope this helps,
Hugs
Linda