Re: [lace-chat] Re: Fwd: modal

[TwoHappyBees]

Greetings all and welcome back T, 

Thanks from me as well about the "modal" info.  I bought the softest, most 
luxurious-feeling terrycloth towels last year at a "close-out" store.  They were 
made in Portugal of  80% cotton and 20% "modal".  I, too, wondered what the 
heck "modal" was  but never bothered to pursue my curiosity as far as the 
web OR the list.  I sure hope it catches on over on this side of the Atlantic 
(or will duPont ice it out? ) because it IS wonderful.  The towels are 
totally absorbent too, which I feared might not be the case.

Vicki in Maryland where we have been water-logged for the past three days

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[lace-chat] Re: Fwd: modal

[Tamara P. Duvall]

On Jul 23, 2004, at 23:54, Sue Babbs wrote:
Quick Google revealed:
Modal Fabric Modal is currently called the new wonder fabric. Made from
beech wood chips, this fabric combines the benefits of natural fiber 
and the
fantastically soft feel of modern microforms.
Etc. Many thanks, Sue; I knew *someone* on this list would know 
something about it, or else know how to find the info... :)  I've 
forwarded your message to my son, with an acerbic comment; you'd have 
thought that a techno-geek would know how to use Google...

He was right, though, in one respect: it does sound like a version of 
rayon, except that it's made from a *specific* tree (for all I know, 
beech might have been used in rayon sometimes, also). And, since my 
body refuses to react to rayon (and, I'm guessing, to modal) the same 
way it does to wool, linen, cotton and silk (ie without any ill 
effects), then, to me, it's still "synthetic", not natural at all... :)

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