In the Washington area, threaders can be found everywhere from posh salons to word-of-mouth home-beauty parlors. Some of our favorites:
Georgetown Aveda. 1325 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-965-1325.
www.avedageorgetown.com. Abla Shatara, a 20-year veteran, is serious about thread -- she stockpiles her own carefully chosen, 100 percent cotton stash. $25.
Maria's (Beauty) Place. 720 Grant St., Suite F, Herndon. 703-787-9013.
www.mariasplace.net. Threading and henna are hits at this salon, which serves mostly Indian American customers. $6.
Nail Studio & Day Spa. 1484 North Point Village Center, Reston. 703-481-6245.
www.nailstudioanddayspa.com. Owner Lutfiye Yilmaz has trained all the members of this eight-person staff to thread. $15.
Threads. 1424 L St. NW. 202-737-7710. Don't let the clandestine entranceway scare you; this two-seat salon is sunny and cheerful upstairs. Co-owners Singh and Sonia Kaur do much of the work themselves. $10.
Usha Beauty Salon. 7712-B Hartford Rd., Baltimore. 410-661-8204. When the desperate-to-defuzz post pleas on Indian American Web sites, they're often directed to this salon, which has been threading for over 30 years. $10.
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