Dear Jeri & others,
My grandmother used to refer to sheer curtains used beneath heavier
drapery as "glass curtains". They were never made of fiberglass, but
were voile or nylon imitations. I assume the term referred to the
glass windows rather than fiberglass.
On another note, I purchased a very nice pillow at an IOLI convention
in the late 90s from a fellow named Bob Campbell who I believe was from
Michigan. I think he told me it was filled with fiberglass. I believe
someone told me he had health problems and I have not seen him vending
lately. I am wondering if anyone is familiar with him and/or his
pillows and could tell me if he did, in fact, make fiberglass filled
pillows? More to the point, if so, I am wondering if there is any
reason to be concerned about continuing to use the pillow. There is no
apparent evidence of the material coming through the covering cloth,
but could there be microscopic fibers to be concerned about?
Vicki in rainy Maryland
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Dear Jo and Others,
Jo has specified good quality fine woven smooth glass curtains.
Please
pay attention to quality and wear over time.
There is a fiber arts safety organization in the U.S. that determined
years
ago that Fiberglass (product name in the U.S.) filaments that can
infiltrate your skin are dangerous, especially if dirty. Actually,
some artists
using Fiberglass yarns died of blood poisoning.
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