Holly, I would think that soy silk is cellulose as it's from soy beans. Unless they add some real silk to it.
Too bad about all your troubles! What a bummer! What has happened to customer service? Katy Blanchard Urban Eagle Design http://www.urbaneagledesign.etsy.com http://www.urbaneagleherbco.etsy.com http://www.urbaneagle.com Youngsville, New Mexico On Mar 16, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Holly Shaltz wrote: > I've been coordinating group orders to Webs this > year, and having a real problem with the spinning > fibers a friend has ordered. Back in January she > ordered silk top, which was loosely tossed into an > old shopping bag, with the fiber so messed up that > it could hardly be called top any longer. > > She wanted flax sliver, soy silk top, and camel > down this time. > > What we got (I was charged for all three) was some > very messed-up top, loosely stuffed in an old > shopping bag, that was unlabeled, just like the > silk I complained about 6 weeks earlier. > > I described the new problem to Webs, and they said > they would refund the money for that fiber and > send me the other two without charging me for > shipping. > > I got the new fiber today. One was the camel down > (unlabeled), easy enough to identify. > > The other was the SAME darn fiber type I got > before, again unlabeled! The shipping form said flax. > > This stuff is somewhat stiffish, like I would > expect of flax. It's quite white, nearly pure > white, which I don't expect of flax. It's quite > shiny, which I don't expect of flax. It burns > very rapidly with very little smoke, no bead (or > even ash), and a slight whiff of burning paper, > like I do expect of flax. The fiber is around 5 > inches long, which could be like flax top or soy silk. > > What I want to know is, is soy silk a protein > fiber and would it burn with a smell of burning > hair, or is it more cellulose and so would burn > like paper? I need to figure out what this fiber > is so I can make them send me the right stuff. > > I'm just disgusted that after having to complain > about shipping problems with fibers, that they're > doing the same thing all over again, and I > certainly will NOT be ordering spinning fibers > from Webs again. > > And don't get me started on how they keep sending > me 16/2 linen instead of the 20/2 I ordered.... > > Holly > very disappointed in a company I've purchased from > for decades > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
