Jane,
I think I know who you are talking about and I won't mention names
because I was also at that workshop.
One of the ladies from SA mentioned it as she bought a whole reel of
linen thread. Since she is also on Arachne I guess that you will hear
from her too.
Did the lady who works only in silk enjoy the Milanese course with Pat?
Miriam
in Arad, Israel
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
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