Today the placemats were all washed after finishing the hems on them last night. I put them through a regular wash/spin then lay them out on racks in the freezer. Less than an hour later they were stiff as a board - so I took them one by one and gave them a hot iron (with a protective pillow case). The roughness of the woven pattern (and original stiffness of the yarn) quickly disappeared to be replaced by wonderfully soft draping fabric with the pattern visible as the light reflects at different angles.
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| The complete set - with different colour schemes visible |
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| A test 'setting' |
Now we will have to find a box and get them wrapped, boxed up and posted to NZ to my brother for his Christmas present.
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