On 14 Jan 2011, Gibbons, John wrote: > I had noticed the threads decaying, but hadn't twigged why. > Wondered if it was just reducing the internal friction that holds the fibres > together??
So far all I have done is make the observation. It seems to be worse on the thin sewing thread (which is mercerised cotton) than on the thicker crochet thread - also cotton, but presumably differently processed. I also occasionally use Vaseline, whatever that is in chemical terms (no, I don't need to know!!), particularly on drone slides. But that recommendation was made specifically for ivory. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
