I'm sorry to hear that Sg had such awful luck with Dharma customer service.
I asked them the exact same question last year and this is the response that
I got.
Joan
From: elizab...@dharmatrading.com [mailto:elizab...@dharmatrading.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:25 PM
To: Joan
Aha! This is the kind of help I usually getthank you very much! I will
look into this further...but I must admit the wine idea may be the simplest! :)
From: joan.mielke.y...@comcast.net
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:51 -0600
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen
Well, the dyes for protein fibers generally require acids to set them, which
can damage cellulosic fibers.
The dyes for cellulosics generally require bases, which damage proteins.
*personally,* I'd dye the wool, because linen tends to be a stronger fiber
naturally, and can take a little more
Your dilemma is interesting. In What Clothes Reveal a linen/wool blend is
referred to as linsey-woolsey (for obvious reasons) in the 18th century,
and somewhere they talk about cloth dyed in the wool...where a wool blend
is dyed and the wool takes the dye more or differently from the other
: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of
albert...@aol.com [albert...@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:33 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend
Your dilemma is interesting. In What Clothes Reveal a linen/wool blend
: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:33 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend
Your dilemma is interesting. In What Clothes Reveal a linen/wool blend is
referred to as linsey-woolsey (for obvious reasons) in the 18th century,
and somewhere they talk about cloth dyed
dyed in the wool was referring to dying the wool fiber before it was spun
I am no expert so you may be right. I'm going by memory of something I read
a while back. But I do remember them talking about the difference showing
up in the woven cloth which was a blend.
As a spinner and weaver, dyed in the wool definitely refers to wool dyed
before being
spun into yarn. Yarn dyed in woven fabrics refers to a stripe, check or plaid
produced
by using different colored yarns/threads that were dyed before weaving, as
opposed to
printed on the fabric surface.
I
