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Old August 14th 07, 02:23 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
jheller
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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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Old August 14th 07, 03:44 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Wooly[_2_]
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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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Old August 14th 07, 03:52 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Vintage Purls
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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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Old August 14th 07, 04:48 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Wooly[_2_]
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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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Old August 14th 07, 09:07 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Vintage Purls
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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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Old August 14th 07, 04:05 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
Wooly[_2_]
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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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