Dear friends, This is mainly addressed to our S.A members, but does anyone else know about this? Or do it?
>Apparently she had had some visitors from South Africa to one or her >workshops and they told her that where they make lace (in South >Africa) they are told to wash their thread! Firstly they have to >skein it, then wash it and then re-reel it. They explained that >their reason for doing this was to wash out the dressing in the >thread, to make it softer, and to prevent shrinkage in the finished >work. I've never heard of such a thing and I'm certainly not going >to start - neither is she (especially as she mostly uses silk) but >she would like to know if any other groups do this. If you are ever >in SA again, perhaps you could find out if there are any lacemakers >nearby and make some enquiries about this. Very curious, although I'm not planning to try it either. Jane, in a damp New Forest, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
