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1. CarolynWetzel
   Member

   After sending in my lace sample awhile back, I returned to my bobbins to work up a piece with the leftover thread and noticed that the silver thread had tarnished quite dark where it was exposed/not wound on the bobbins. Has anyone else encountered this? Are the lace samples we sent tarnishing, and/or is that part of the design plan? The silver thread doesn't cover the core as well as the gold does (at least in my kit sample) so the tarnished part is very candy-stripe looking with the white core showing through next to the dark silver. Any comments or suggestions?

   Thanks,
   Carolyn W

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. Jill
   Administrator

   Eeek. No, the samples aren't tarnishing. They're all in individual plastic sleeves with the questionnaire that goes with. I know Tricia picked this thread taking into consideration the speed of tarnishing (this thread is less likely to tarnish quickly than some of the others that were available). I also know that as we plan the exhibit for the finished jacket we're trying to minimize tarnishing by controlling the environmental variables. I'm sorry your silver is tarnishing! That must be disappointing.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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