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The Emporia => A Good Yarn => Topic started by: Ellabella on November 30, 2018, 17:28:59 PM
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In the summer I bought some fabulous yarn at a wool show.
I've just started to knit some fingerless gloves and noticed the ball band.
Why?
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I have never seen anything like that before, I think a lot of my yarn would be expired :devil:
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Doesn't that mean that the garment it's made into isn't expected to last for very long? -<
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Maybe some kind of EU regulation? I have seen 50 year old cotton thread, wool and polyester yarn in top condition, unused and stored dry in a plastic bag. Wool has a very loong life when stored properly. The only thing I know, some colors can fade or change over time; though modern dyes tend to be stable.
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I can't help but wonder if they have cheapened a process to tje point that the dye or something isn't stable.
Afterall, with all of the sorry fabrics being used in RTW, it is why we can no longer buy many of the quality fabrics that were manufactured 20-30 years ago.
Are they trying to make everything disposable?
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Probably self combusts after a certain date... whether knit up or not! :P
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:o :o
How ridiculous.
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I dont know EU laws, but US requires such dates on nearly everything. It makes yiu wonder though, What happens to sour cream after the “useby” date? Does it become sweet cream again?
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@sdBev don't we though? Try being in California; we have even more "good ideas" like that.
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I dont know EU laws, but US requires such dates on nearly everything. It makes yiu wonder though, What happens to sour cream after the “useby” date? Does it become sweet cream again?
Curvey cucumbers are out here, they need to be straight. Some regulations has turned out a bit odd . There has been a public effort to reduce waste here and info on what type of foods that can be used after their sell by date; yogurt and sour cream being a good example. They are rather strict on the eggs sold here, but they tell us they are fine for weeks after the sell by date.
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If you don't understand that, you are definitely not fit for your office. I bet you can't even see that lovely gold thread suit.
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Mmm, just googled the dyer. I think it was originally her own joke.
The yarn is also "for external use only". Sorry I didn't see it right away.
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Mmm, just googled the dyer. I think it was originally her own joke.
The yarn is also "for external use only". Sorry I didn't see it right away.
Silly me, should have thought of doing that.
It is gorgeous yarn, almost good enough to eat.
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FYI. I bought some older (retro) wool unused - still banded.
I sourced a vintage pattern on eBay for a cardigan and started knitting. Halfway through the back I joined a new ball and noticed that if the yarn was tugged just lightly it broke!
I tested a few more balls at random and the result was the same.
Needless to say had to throw it all away.
I think it had a special finish which made the wool perish after a period of time.
I'm wondering if there's a similar situation with the wool which has a use by date?
Annieeg
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I have lots of stash wools which are just fine, but I bought a batch of wool from a charity shop for a child's jumper. There were little flaky bits here and there on it and that just broke up in several places when I was knitting. I think moths had laid eggs on it and the hatchlings chewed through when they came out. My wool is always stored in bags or boxes where the little blighters can't get it.
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By 'wool' I assume you mean the stuff grown on a sheep rather than a synthetic fibre such as acrylic.
No textile is indestructable, but UV light will seriously weaken the natural fibres especially. That's why museum exhibits are kept in the dark as much as possible.
A woollen yarn which has been chewed at by moths with already be in short lengths, a weakened yarn will initially be intact but will break very easily.