Author Topic: Fleece prep (Read 18153 times)

Dans · « **Reply #15 on:** August 09, 2012, 04:58:21 pm »

Just a quickie question. Does it have to be any particular washing up liquid? I'm gearing up to wash my first fleece :-D

Dans

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #16 on:** August 09, 2012, 05:05:33 pm »

We always used whatever was on offer (and therefore in the kitchen) at the time.

Dans · « **Reply #17 on:** August 09, 2012, 05:07:33 pm »

Thanks, we're offer hoppers too!

Dans

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #18 on:** August 09, 2012, 05:21:34 pm »

The folks on Ravelry talk about protein denaturing with some washing up liquids... I'm just off to see if anyone's ever mentoned Ecover by name, as I am about to start a wash for some of my fleece. Will report back!

suziequeue · « **Reply #19 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:07:11 pm »

I have read this thread with interest. Next year I want to felt my fleeces to make mulch mats for the veg.

Therefore they don't have to be particularly clean or beautiful.

Could I just felt them straight off the sheep's back so to speak - without washing and carding first??

jaykay · « **Reply #20 on:** August 09, 2012, 10:14:45 pm »

Lots of fleeces to prep

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #21 on:** August 09, 2012, 10:48:25 pm »

Quote from: jaykay on August 09, 2012, 10:14:45 pm

Lots of fleeces to prep

YAY!!

Excellent news! Not as bad as you thought they'd be, clearly.

I'm very pleased for you.

jaykay · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:18:39 pm »

Some of it's definitely felted. But some hasn't

Draining after the first detergent wash. OMG, look at the colour of that water

To be fair, the water is quite brown at the moment, but even so!

Drying in the sun

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2012, 09:24:59 pm »

Lovely colours, Jaykay.

jaykay · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2012, 09:30:46 pm »

Thank you, it's pretty isn't it

This is the moorit, dark brown underneath with sunbleached ends. And I've got fawn, white, black, grey and a sort of roan moorit too

Tried hand carding a bit and it was horrid to spin though $:-\$ Think that's to do with my carding, I hate doing it by hand and have no idea what I'm doing either

Better save up for a drum carder I think, I'm better with one of those and with this much to do....