> It's more not wanting to contribute to the industry as a whole (or as people > who know me would say, just being an akward sod :-)) > > So far I've been using cotton equivalents but they dont have quite the same > definition or delicate quality. > I do like linen but the few reels that I have mannaged to procure were spun > rather roughly and the friction of the threads against each other was quite > off-putting > > Kindest Regards, > L in the changeable climes of south west Scotland > > > On 13 Apr 2011, at 18:02, David C COLLYER <[email protected]> wrote: > >> At 02:52 AM 14/04/2011, Jane Partridge wrote: >>> Whilst the "ethical grounds" mentioned for not using silk are probably due >>> to the method of boiling the cocoons (thus killing the silkworm) in order >>> to wind silk from them, >> >> - nothing is gone to waste! These dead pupae are then processed into the >> "rice paper", so called because Westerners probably wouldn't eat it if they >> knew what it was! [Saw that on a silk making video]. >> >> David in Ballarat >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >> [email protected]. Photo site: >> http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
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