Thread: 100% wool okay for socks?
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Old 01-08-2007, 09:14 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by five_six
losnana, you can just buy nylon sewing thread in the same colour as your yarn and knit with both threads for the heal section...
Some knitters claim that nylon thread will actually cut through the wool, defeating the purpose of putting it there in the first place. Others swear by it. I try to stick to blends just in case there's anything to the first claim!
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