Health Centre News and Activities for Retired Readers
Ben McLean reports on a two day workshop at St. Benedict’s Education Centre focusing on elderly care and psyco-geriatrics, with crafts for one handed users. New Horizons offers a week long handicraft course for retirees at the venue, plus Thursday gatherings at Park Residence.
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Pilling in fabrics explained by Home Ec specialists
Hazel Mitchell and Lynne Foley describe fabric pills as fibre balls on surface from fiber ends not breaking off. Pills form on nylon polyester and acrylics. lint pills trap surface fibres. prevention includes washing with less mechanical action and turning garments inside out. Methods to remove pills include stiff brush, blowing, safety razor, pumice stone, and emery paper depending on fibre type.
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