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Hi. Just wanted to share a few notes I got back from my post about being
astonished there was wheat in fabric sizing. I found a website listing
products available to fabric manufacturers, which also include potato starch
and corn starch as possible additives.
Everybody mentioned to me that they wash their fabrics first. I did wash
all of my fabrics the past few days and ironed them, and got swollen ears
and slight asthma from breathing something I was allergic to, so evidently
washing once is not enough to get everything out.
And that they wash all washable clothing before wearing them.
A couple people mentioned there is also wheat in the library paste that is
used in book bindings. And that it can be used as a finisher on paper! That
might explain this persistant sore on the side of my hand that runs along a
page when I write.
And wheat is often used in playdoughs. That one I knew.
And somebody else mentioned there is also pesticides on fabric, evidently to
keep bugs from eating all that starch.
So, here's to keeping each other informed. :-) Helen, ID
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