[lace] Re breaking threads

[Janis Savage]

To all who are struggling with breaking threads. Here in South Africa where 
we have a very definite wet or dry season, I was told a long time ago to 
keep my threads in a plastic box or bag in the fridge or freezer. This stops 
them drying out and becoming brittle when it is dry or growing mould when it 
is hot and humid.
When the air is dry you can also cover the bobbins and thread on the pillow 
with a lightweight cover cloth (man's hankie) and spray it with water in a 
laundry spray and then cover with a regular cover cloth so that the pillow 
does not get too wet.

Some years ago, we had a burglary at home. Thankfully we were not there! The 
burglars opened the small fridge behind the bar. no doubt thinking it would 
be full of liquor. They must have been very disappointed to find that all it 
contained was my boxes of lace threads. fortunately they left my threads 
behind in disgust although we lost some other beongings.
Janis Savage
in Honeydew, Greater Johannesburg,
where we are in a definitely wet summer season. 

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