hemp closing pin necklace question

[kingbunky 3]

two questions actually. first, is there some way to treat the hemp so it isn't so damn itchy? and second, is there a preferred direction the pin should point?

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[Vallerina 2]

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first, is there some way to treat the hemp so it isn't so damn itchy?

Pammi is a better person to ask this question to, but I've found that just beating the crap out of hemp (with water, soap, bending it) makes it a little more worn and not so itchy.

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and second, is there a preferred direction the pin should point?

Hasn't this been debated here, too?

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[Pammi 0]

Using polished hemps help, all the little loose threads are smoothed down, but it makes it a little stiffer as well. Regardless of the hemp used, tho, it will get softer if it gets wet a few times. The only downside of that is it's a thread, so like, for instance, a t-shirt..the more often it gets wet the more 'worn' it looks too.

Wear it in the shower a couple times only and it should help soften it up and smooth the 'scritchy' threads down some.

I think Val's right, they've debated the way the pin points several times on here. I generally put the lobster clasp on the right side since most people are right-handed but Merrick and I don't really put the pin facing any set direction; you can just turn it over and fasten it from the left and the pin will point the other way instead if you wanted to though.
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