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cleaning sticky yarn??
Hi all,
Hope all are well, I've had a busy summer so far. Day trips, craft shows, now I have some of my things in a good consignment shop. On one of my thrift store runs I got two large hanks of wool, a light tan ( natural?) color, but it is all very sticky , kind of oily. is this normal if it is handspun wool? I have it in a bucket of cool water with a little Dawn dish liquid. Then plan to rinse it in plain cool water. If this does not help, what should I do, ? Its a very pretty yarn , the cost was so little if it can not be used thats ok, but would hate to not be able to "save" it. Thanks Take care, Jenny |
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cleaning sticky yarn??
jheller wrote:
On one of my thrift store runs I got two large hanks of wool, a light tan ( natural?) color, but it is all very sticky , kind of oily. is this normal if it is handspun wool? It can be. Depending on what I intend to make with my handspun I may leave some of the natural lanolin in the wool when I prep it. I have it in a bucket of cool water with a little Dawn dish liquid. Then plan to rinse it in plain cool water. If this does not help, what should I do, ? Use hot water and lots more detergent. No agitation, however, as that will **** it off and make it clump up in an unrecoverable fashion. |
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On Aug 14, 2:44 pm, Wooly nobody@nunya wrote:
Use hot water and lots more detergent. No agitation, however, as that will **** it off and make it clump up in an unrecoverable fashion. Yep - hot, hot water but don't leave it in the water so long so that the water gets cool or all that a "sticky" will reattach to the yarn. You won't felt it so long as you don't agitate it or plunge it from hot into cold water. You'll need to rinse it at the same temperature well too - then hang it up to dry. I personally wash my fleece before I spin 'cos I'm a bit of a nancy about spinning greasy wool but plenty of people do. VP |
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Vintage Purls wrote:
I personally wash my fleece before I spin 'cos I'm a bit of a nancy about spinning greasy wool but plenty of people do. VP That'll be "nain-see" where I'm from I only spin in the grease when I know the sheep personally. Which means I rarely spin in the grease. I was looking forward to a greasy spin with my own sheep's last clip, but he keeled over from heat before I could fleece him *shrug* |
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On Aug 14, 3:48 pm, Wooly nobody@nunya wrote:
I only spin in the grease when I know the sheep personally. Hmm, that's not a sentance I'd let pass my lips in a NZ pub - people would look at you very funny indeed. :P VP |
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Vintage Purls wrote:
On Aug 14, 3:48 pm, Wooly nobody@nunya wrote: I only spin in the grease when I know the sheep personally. Hmm, that's not a sentance I'd let pass my lips in a NZ pub - people would look at you very funny indeed. :P VP Nobody around here would know what it means. Now, if I said something slightly suggestive about cattle I'd get some odd looks... |
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