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- From: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
- Subject: Re: Knitted Acrylic Baby Afghan
- Message-ID: <1045.64.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 08:54:00 GMT
- Reply-To: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
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- On Date: 20 Jan 93 17:11:09 GMT waage@cs.pitt.edu (Helga Waage) wrote:
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- HW.Michele (coleman@leland.stanford.edu) wrote about this terrible icelandic
- HW.wool sweather and generalized thus wool is scratcy. This is not true.
- HW.Icelandic wool is scratcy. I know. I'm from Iceland. The icelandic
- HW.wool is the best wool in the world for outher garment, because it is
- HW.very lightweight and very warm, but it is very scratchy.
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- Of course some wool is scratchy, but when used in the right sort of
- garment, that makes no difference. I have a massive turtleneck that was
- hand-spun and knitted in the Faroe Islands. It is scratchy as heck, but
- when worn over a t-neck t-shirt who cares. It is incredibly warm.
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- Icleandic wool is usually spun with very little twist, so it feels soft
- as well as making a warm sweater. Soft and scratchy are not opposites
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- HW.is the same. Now, after praising the wool, I'll go ahead and finish
- HW.my (2) wool sweathers, (because I would never lay my hands on acrylics :-))
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- That's the spirit! (speaking as a wool producer - grin)
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- Ron Parker
- ron.parker%uttsbbs%boo@pacbell.com
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