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I'm not much of an alarmist but this chemical's pretty bad. We had a family member with bleeding pustules that the dermatologist couldn't figure out.
Started to calm down whenever away from home. Had been advised years ago to avoid toilet paper and just use wipes. No wipes when away. Then I read an article about this chemical causing many people to have rashes, bleeding, even swelling faces. Remembered the family member had inexplicably swollen hands episode. Checked the wipes we had and other products like body wash and shampoo. After I searched out wipes that did not have this, the rash has gradually healed and faded. I'm sold. Now when I look for a new shampoo for me, I won't buy any with this additive. Europe is more advanced than U.S. in getting rid of this.

This link has lots of articles about it plus the availability of a news letter.
I didn't know my hand dishwashing liquid could contain this and I don't bother with rubber gloves!

12 years ago

April

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This was actually from earlier in the month, but as Fashion Week approaches, I got more interested in reading about the decision to limit the attendance of bloggers. Here, an argument against this trend: http://www.businessoffashion.c.....t-yet.html

12 years ago

Laurinda

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Janice Riggs of The Vivienne Files has timely advice for the cold snap we are facing in North America -- I've never heard of frozen hair snapping off before!
Some Winter Thoughts
One caution I'd add is that opals can crack from the cold or from extreme temperature changes.

12 years ago

Deborah

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Hope I am not too late! I just read this post from Garance Dore about having her hair cut short. What she describes is almost exactly how I felt with my recent cut. It seems 'going short' is a big deal for almost every woman. And she looks amazing with the short do.

http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2013/09/18/le-chop/

12 years ago

Inge

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That's pretty scary, Vildy, wow.
April, great minds think alike again:-) We linked to the BoF article two weeks ago: http://youlookfab.com/2014/01/.....ging-2014/
Laurinda, this is news to me too, can you imagine!
Not too late at all, Deborah. I really enjoyed this blog post too.

Thanks so much sweet ladies for these excellent links.

I am closing the thread now (a day earlier than usual, as mentioned above).

12 years ago

Anonymous

There is a good article in today's (jan. 29) Wall Street Journal in the Personal Journal section on what to do about sweater pilling and care of cashmere. I can't get a link to it, but maybe someone else can. Suggestions include letting the sweater rest at least 24 hours between wearings, treating sweaters once a year with lanolin after washing to keep fibers smooth, and using a pumice stone to remove pills. Pulling them off by hand, shaving and using sandpaper can damage the yarn. Pulling them off yanks the yarn and makes pilling worse.

12 years ago

Ingunn

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Am I too late? Sorry, Inge, I didn't see this earlier.

I found a great article about the history of Shetland and Fair Isle sweaters (or rather, about a book about them). As a knitter, I'm deeply intrigued by the intricate patterns and colors of these sweaters. At their best, they are pieces of art. http://katedaviesdesigns.com/2.....e-present/

12 years ago

Inge

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Is it this article, Joy:
http://98.139.21.31/search/srp.....vent+and+F
And isn't this our very own Denise (CocoLion) being quoted in the article? How brilliant!
(Now I need to find a way to link to an uncached version of the article).

No worries, Ingunn, I will save your link for next week if that's alright with you. This looks like a very interesting article indeed, will save it to read at leisure.

Thank you both so much for the links.

12 years ago

Anonymous

Inge, yes, that is the article. It seemed to fit in with some of the forum discussions on caring for knits and pilling.
I didn't realize that the Denise being quoted was OUR Denise!

12 years ago

Inge

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Thanks again, Joy. And yes, how fun is this!

12 years ago

MuseumGal

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Oh, I'm late, maybe for next week -
I love this article about Judi Dench's style - sort of grown up boho:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12......html?_r=1&

12 years ago

Inge

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Oh super, MuseumGal, I love Judi Dench! Thank you for the link, I will save it for next week's post.

12 years ago

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