i think it would be good on practice patterns. something you plan to take apart a few or more times would benefit from it. i wonder if it leaves gaps in the lace when it wears off and loosens the thread. it should keep the thread cleaner too. i am pretty sure they sell it like that, unless my memory is just off. i'll have to check it out.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I REALLY dislike this idea. When I've waxed thread before it feels > different (of course, it's been rubbed in wax). It makes the thread > stiffer. > > One of my lace teachers has told me that you should attempt to touch > your threads as little as possible while you are making the lace, to > try to > keep the oils on your skin from rubbing off on the lace. I'm not > sure I agree with this either, but I'm sure that I wouldn't want to > add anything > to my threads that will need to be washed off when the lace is > finished. > > Orla > > On Wed Jul 27 9:42 , susan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > >i was reading up on handspun sewing thread and it suggests to run it > >through bees wax before they start their sewing. does any one think > it > >would have a bad affect to run the lace thread through the wax? it > >might stop the unwinding and unrolling of the thread. > > > >from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________ > >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > >- > >To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > >unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
