Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:56:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: marina l mcintire <mlm45707@email.csun.edu>
To: Knitlist <knit@bolis.com>
Subject: KNIT: Thanks! Chenille....and another problem

Marina here again. Thanks to Reina , Heather, Brenda, Margaret, and 
Andrea, each of whom made some helpful suggestions about the chenille 
monster (I'm dreading it more and more, *despite* the kindly advice!).

I'm including here excerpts from their suggestions:
	...tapestry wool or perle cotton; 
	...Use sewing thread in a matching color, or maybe a matching yarn.  
	(If you have to buy, use tapestry yarn -- it comes in teeny little 
	hanks, just enough to sew up a sweater, and in a zillion colors, so 
	matching shouldn't be difficult.); 
	...try a coordinating color yarn -- cotton or wool of about the same 
	thickness; 
	...might I suggest using sewing thread... doubled of the same color.  
	They won't be able to see it, the threads will be strong and embed 
	themselves into the pile; 
	...I just finished a chenille sweater, and I sewed it together with 
	sock yarn.  I got as close a match as I could to the sweater colour 
	and used the mattress stitch to sew it together, so the 'thread' 
	doesn't show at all.  AND I have yarn to make matching socks!

All reassuring and possible suggestions. *Everyone* agreed that sewing 
with the chenille was a bad idea. At least one catastrophe has been 
averted. Thanks everyone! I'll let y'all know what happens.

[...]

Marina, sweltering in triple-digit, hurricane-induced humidity in ElLay. 
mlm45707@csun.edu