Adventures in Blocking

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Right now I am attempting blocking. I have never blocked before, and I admit I'm still a little bit of a disbeliever that when my wet scarf dries, it'll hold the slightly scalloped shape I've put it into. You would think more would be required, but we shall see! So right now I have a sea silk scarf wet and pinned up the wazoo. Wetting it did seem to stretch the fibers out a bit, which would be nice if it persisted. That way the lace pattern will pop out more. I do kinda hope that when it dries, it regains the really nice sheen that it had beforehand. I liked that about the sea silk.

Also a lovely thing about sea silk: It smells reeeeeally nice when it's wet. Like blackcurrant tea. Mmm. <3