Washing wools

Ria Van de Velde wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:58:55 -0400, "Katherine"
wrote:

Ria Van de Velde wrote:
O Katherine, I am shivering only by reading this. I am waiting for
the crocusses to come out already.

Crocuses??? Here the poor little things don't appear until May, at
the earliest.
I am working at thawing a pipe now. WIth temps colder than minus40°C
all week, I have to keep a close watch.
Katherine (shivering)


They are not there yet, and it will take some more weeks, but I am
counting down to the spring nevertheless.

It is too soon for me to begin a countdown. But it will come eventually.
Love,
Katherine

In article ,
(Els van Dam) wrote:

In article , "Katherine"
wrote:

Els van Dam wrote:
Katherine we use a duvet cover, but no sheets. I changes the bottom
sheet and duvet cover etc once a week. We love it. In the winter
time we use a flannel duvet cover and bottom sheet and pillow cases
and are wonderfully warm and cozy. The duvet is what spinners whould
call lofty.....and light. I am sure that you should go for a heavy
weight with your record below temperatures.

OK, that is something for me to think about. I am about ready for a new
bedspread anyhow, so maybe I will go with a duvet. It would also make making
the bed easier, wouldn't it?
Katherine

Yes it shure does make it easier.

Els

Katherine, just a follow up on the above. I also have sewn full size
flaps on the bottom of the Duvet. Most people have the cover loose on
their bed. However when it gets cold or you sleep with your sliding doors
open it its nice to be able to tuck your duvet in at the bottom. I either
buy a bit of extra cotton in similar colours, or I use the two pillow
cases that come with the duvet. I have enough pillow cases that I will
not miss those two.

Yes it is a bit more work to put the duvet in it's cover.

This is how I go about it, if possible with Otto's help. But it works
allone as well

I put the cover on the bed, as you would use it, now I line the duvet up
at the bottom end of the bed, work the right hand corner of the duvet
upwards into the right hand side of the cover, walk to the other side of
the bed and do the same with the left side. When Otto is there we both
grab each a top corner cover and duvet together and shake it all out.
Walk along the sides of the bed with the cover in our hands and line it up
with the top. Now we tuck the flaps in at the bottom at the same time.
With a brand new mattress, 15" high
(absolutly stupid, It must have been designed by someone who never makes
beds, It is near impossible to lift a mattress that thick. No there were
no thinner ones available no matter what brand.) I find that it is all
easier and less work than also having the extra top sheet. Less washing
to do as well.

Els

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I have added a trap for spammers......niet.....

Els van Dam wrote:
snip
Thanks, Els, I have forwarded this to my mailbox to keep. We cannot lift our
mattress - it is a water bed and extra deep. BUt the duvet is sounding
better and better. I also like the idea of a little flap on the bottom to
tuck in on colder nights.
Last night, I added a hand-woven blanket to my bed. This was given to me
years ago by my cousin, and is still the warmest thing you can imagine. Last
night, I needed it!
Katherine

In article ,
Agres wrote:

If you wash wool with shampoo or soap or any of the other products
mentioned
above, the wool will lose its oils and thus its water repellency.
snip
The best solution that I have found is to wash with Kookaburra Sheepskin and
Wool Wash (available at yarn stores). Kookaburra contains lanolin and
Australian tea tree oil. I wash in cold water (85F) on the wool setting in
the washer with a small about of the wool wash and add an additional small
amount of the wool wash to the rinse.

Isn't that essentially the same as washing with a shampoo that has a cream
rinse in it, and using a little cream rinse afterward?

snip

National Geographic recently aired a special on "Vikings"
snip
The film makes it clear that National Geographic thinks the
Vikings had knitting. In particular, the film shows knit mittens.

Did they say so, or are you going by thelooks of them?
The Vikings made mittens with nalbinding, which can look
just like knitting but is done differently.

=Tamar

NG did not say "knit" or "nalbinding", but those mittens/sweaters sure
looked like knitting.
Aaron

"Richard Eney" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Agres wrote:

If you wash wool with shampoo or soap or any of the other products
mentioned
above, the wool will lose its oils and thus its water repellency.
snip
The best solution that I have found is to wash with Kookaburra Sheepskin
and
Wool Wash (available at yarn stores). Kookaburra contains lanolin and
Australian tea tree oil. I wash in cold water (85F) on the wool setting
in
the washer with a small about of the wool wash and add an additional
small
amount of the wool wash to the rinse.

Isn't that essentially the same as washing with a shampoo that has a cream
rinse in it, and using a little cream rinse afterward?

snip

National Geographic recently aired a special on "Vikings"
snip
The film makes it clear that National Geographic thinks the
Vikings had knitting. In particular, the film shows knit mittens.

Did they say so, or are you going by thelooks of them?
The Vikings made mittens with nalbinding, which can look
just like knitting but is done differently.

=Tamar