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soft hands for silk work

I guess I got into a pickle this last week as I was soooo happy to finally find a product that worked and the silk thread did not snag on my hands. I brought it to the EGA group and set it on the Show and Tell table. Now, in my mind I thought it might be some help for someone else who has tried everything and nothing worked like I did. I really got lambasted for bringing a product but I was not trying to sell it-- only sharing. Really made me feel badly. But anyway, the Satin Hands kit out of Mary Kay really works if any of you are having trouble with silk threads. It is a 3 part process and I do it before working with silks every time. Some of the other products I tried were too greasy and feared for the silk. This is absorbed real well. I hope this can help someone else in here.

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P_B_Sievert
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My sympathies for getting into trouble. Mary Kay actually makes good products, but some consultants use aggressive sales tactics which has probably turned a lot of people off, or at least very wary. Dora

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bungadora

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I am amazed!! At our Guild we *always* have a "Show and Tell" table where members bring in their finished products to share.

-- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in winter, shrieking its dreaded call; "Key, Key, Key, Key rist but it's cold!!"

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F.James Cripwell

What an ungrateful lot! Don`t worry about it - it`s their loss.

Pat P

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Pat EAXStitch

I guess it is because they must figure I have something to do with selling the stuff ! I don't know ---What do you all do for your hands to keep them silky to use silk?

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P_B_Sievert

-- Brenda

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Brenda

Pooey on your EGA group, then. If you're ever in southern Oregon, let me know & you can come to our group. I've never met a group of such supportive and friendly stitchers. If any of us finds anything that helps us do ANYTHING, we share it with the entire group! I'm way too lazy for a 3 part process, though. I just goop on the bag balm before I go to bed. Liz from Humbug

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Liz Hampton

Well if I did that Liz then I would not need this but have to do the procedure right before the silk stitching. That is just my nature to not do it but NEED it right then to stitch.

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P_B_Sievert

I have a lovely hot wax thingy by Homedics that I use. If I know I will be stitching in silk, I do it daily for a week beforehand. If I don't plan ahead (which is what usually happens), I stil do it nightly, but will take a emory board to the rough spots on my fingers. It works for a shore period of time, and can be done repeatedly.

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fran

I have one of those and loved it. BUT we moved and there was wax in the machine and after spending 3 months going through the Panama Canal overseas you can only imagine what that machine looked like !!!! Icky. It worked wonderfully though. Silk is wonderful but DMC is so much more friendly to winter hands !

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P_B_Sievert

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