So sorry, I think I encouraged this by posting my washing instructions!
Can be hard to wade through some of the washing threads (and there are a number of them) to get the basics, so I was trying to be helpful when the topic came up. 
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So sorry, I think I encouraged this by posting my washing instructions!
Can be hard to wade through some of the washing threads (and there are a number of them) to get the basics, so I was trying to be helpful when the topic came up.
Was feeling badly that I'd derailed the thread. Glad some of you haven't minded! Regarding scarf folds, I really wouldn't care about having them or not, other than when they are ironed back in, the scarves are better behaved, fitting more easily and neatly into their boxes.
Kindred spirit!
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I was thinking about what he said. You would need two to do a full lining, with the front, back, and sleeves. But do you really need the sleeves done in Hermes? Or the front lining for that matter. If you got silk in a coordinating color for the front and sleeves, one scarf should be big enough to do the back. And the back is really all that you would see. I think one scarf back lining would bring its weight in joy.
Mixed feeling regarding the deer. They are so beautiful, and adorable, especially the babies! 
But they can be destructive, and certainly can cause a hazard. I saw one lying on the side of an elevated freeway last week, it had apparently been hit. I can't even imagine how it got there! Not sure what the answer is, we have so many here. They come down from the hills, looking for water and food.
But they can be destructive, and certainly can cause a hazard. I saw one lying on the side of an elevated freeway last week, it had apparently been hit. I can't even imagine how it got there! Not sure what the answer is, we have so many here. They come down from the hills, looking for water and food.
I agree, etoile de mer. I don't dispute that overpopulation of any species is not a good thing, but. . . I hope anyone who practices bow hunting is absolutely, positively, an EXCELLENT shot. The idea of an animal suffering upsets me. Bow hunting is tricky. . . .
Generally, I like critters better than people. Can't help it.
Generally, I like critters better than people. Can't help it.
Like you, the thought of an animal suffering is painful for me. I personally can't imagine hunting! This is coming from a home where we have an active spider relocation program…inside to outside! Such a difficult situation, with deer, and other wild animals. We keep encroaching into open space.
So sorry, I think I encouraged this by posting my washing instructions!
No worries. Everyone enjoyed it and chimed in. It is difficult to find things when you need them.
I don't know what the answer is for the deer. But I have seen patients and friends suffer greatly with Lyme disease which is out of control here. It really is a health hazard. I would hope that it could be done as humanely as possible of course. I was told that with bow hunting the deer can live for a while and that was the main deterrent. But we also can't shoot them in proximity to houses. I guess I'm a bit cold hearted. If it's us or the deer the deer have to go.
I learned a great deal on the scarf washing topic- thank you to everyone for sharing their experiences and the link to the thread on scarf cleaning!
Thank you for that advice, cremel. Sometimes I can get fruit nicely ripened in the frig so I appreciate you mentioning that. DH brought home some a half-dozen figs and I left them out. They molded in a couple of days. So I have to be more watchful or hungry the next time I get some figs. We get them from the supermarket. What I noticed last year from eating figs was that there was a kind of astringent aftertaste from the figs. Do you notice this? Fig jam sounds great. I like Fig Newtons.They are ripe when they are purple and soft. However I cannot wait till they are ripe enough otherwise the rats with a big tail will get them all(squirrel)
It's a very good fruit and my mother in law makes fig jam from her own fig trees every year. It's delicious. Fig jam also goes well with some stronger cheese.
If you eat figs as fruit it's better to peel the skin first.
Blue Diamond, the Calif. almond co-op, makes snacking almonds that are individually covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate. Those are the only nuts I really like. Have you tried those?
I got exhausted from the scarf-washing topic. You guys are super-energetic.
Somewhere, maybe the NY Times, I read that the Eastern US is ecologically out of balance, hence too many deer. (Those things are the size of ponies). The article called for getting cougars back in the east. Or some other deer predator. I'm just mentioning that. I don't know what to think about that proposed "solution." Deer look great on Xmas cards but standing near the edge of the road they look scary.
Yes. When they are soft the folds (the basic fold, for example) are not very plump so not terribly noticeable. Now that we have discussed scarf washing in detail, let's discuss how to starch them without getting spray starch leaving little blobby stains on the scarf. I rinse the nozzle of the spray can but that doesn't seem to prevent spotting.