Re: [lace] ebay item/horsehair

2008-11-06 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 11/6/2008 3:44:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm surprised that, as Jeri suggests, horsehair lace crimps when wet. It never did when I washed my horses' mains and tails when they were still attached to the animals. Having no experience with wa

[lace] ebay item/horsehair

2008-11-06 Thread Jean Nathan
Diana wrote: some time would that have made it more brittle?> Not in my experience, but it could depend on where it was kept. It's made from keratin, which is a protein, the same stuff that makes up human hair and fingernails. It might get a little brittle as it dries out if the atmosphere h