Maybe you need a humidor (like they use to keep cigars moist) for the rubber bands!
Diane Williams Galena, Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Carolyn Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure hope the rubber bands I've kept in the box all > these years > (although in a dark cupboard) are still stretchy > when they arrive at > their destinations. I last used a replacement in > late May and it > **seemed** ok, and they look ok to me now, but I > hope I'm not sending > rotten rubber bands to people! > > Carolyn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tamara P Duvall > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:11 PM > To: lace Arachne > Subject: [lace] Re: aussie bobbin winder THE ANSWER > > > On Nov 17, 2005, at 7:57, Carolyn Hastings wrote: > > > I replaced my bands years ago. I purchased with > (here in the US) > > Sparco > > size 31. 2 1/2" x 1/8". > > And, the best of friends that she is, she sent me > some, too. And they > did fit/work to perfection (I tested). I then left > them in the original > (paper) envelope, therefore they're now dust, like > the original ones. > > OTOH, the orthodontal rubber bands that I scrounged > off my son's doctor > 17 yrs ago (twice as long at least as I've had the > bands from Carolyn), > and which I use to carry two bobbins as one when > replacing a thread, > are still in perfectly snappy shape. The lesson > there is: keep your > bands in a tightly sealed (one of the zip-lock kind) > plastic pouch, and > in a dark place... > > -- > Tamara P Duvall > http://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, > Poland) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
