-----Original Message----- From: Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com
? ".....I decided not to include wool/acrylic knitting yarns in Threads for Lace partly because of the stretchiness problem...." ? To further illustrate this point, I just finshed knitting a narrow scarf from a Prism-brand yarn which was a combo of one strand of mohair and one strand of a satiny rattail type rayon.? The rayon rattail did not stretch at all, but as I knitted, even though I tried not to over-tension it, the mohair strand continually stretched and I ended up with a full five yards of the mohair strand left over at the end.? The two strands were equal in length when the skein was put together by the manufacturer, before the stretching which occurred during the knitting. ? Second point....Nicole Gauthier in Kirkland, Quebec wrote:? "A few years ago, I bought from you in Germany, at a DKV congress, 50% qiviut 50% silk and I knitted a lace shawl..." ? 50% qiviut/50% silk laceweight yarn?????Could there be anything better than that?? Is it still available, Francis??? I'd love some of that!!???? ? Vicki in Maryland, USA where we are finally expecting some snow this weekend....!? (Yes, I'm happy about it! <g>) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
