Olwyn Mary wrote:


Why not??? It's YOUR embroidery!! You use what you choose to get the
effect you want! Go ahead and play with it, see if you like it in that
setting. (p.s., the newly-popular Brazilian Embroidery uses several
different weights of rayon threads to get various different effects).

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans



Oh yes, I understand that. But does pearl cotton stand up to wash and
wear on "useful" things like serviettes? I seem to remember vaguely
that it does not...

Shanti.