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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: uksfdawn on September 12, 2015, 10:17:37 pm

Title: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: uksfdawn on September 12, 2015, 10:17:37 pm

I am new this year to spinning I wanted to spin my own Alpaca fleeces I was given some sheep fleece and had one from our own Lambert, I was dreading washing the sheeps fleeces then some-one put me on to the sunit fermenting method I gave it a go and done my first fleece and it came out lovely and clean its now drying in the greenhouse, has anyone else tried this method  :spin:

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Fleecewife on September 12, 2015, 11:10:15 pm

[member=10673]SallyintNorth[/member] uses that method.  I've not tried it on purpose yet  :spin:

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 12, 2015, 11:44:55 pm

I've *tried* it but not really got one going.  Too wet and dull, Cumbrian summers  :-J

However, having recently been given a sample of Islay Scotch Mule shearling fleece that had been washed this way, I am resolved to take advice and try harder to get one going next year. 

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Buttermilk on September 13, 2015, 06:49:01 am

I did it with some zwartbles fleece this year.  It has come out a lot better than the one I hand washed.  It is a pity that it was also the most contaminated with VM as cleaning that out of it is taking a lot of time.

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Bionic on September 14, 2015, 12:15:52 pm

I've never heard of this. Anyone know of a good site I can look at for reference?

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Buttermilk on September 14, 2015, 01:21:46 pm

https://mozfiberlife.wordpress.com/fsm/

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Bionic on September 14, 2015, 01:52:35 pm

thanks buttermilk  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 14, 2015, 04:04:05 pm

Quote from: Buttermilk on September 14, 2015, 01:21:46 pm

https://mozfiberlife.wordpress.com/fsm/

Bookmark : Fermented Suint Method for washing fleece

I'm going to start doing this ^ to make 'tags' for easier searching.  I'm hoping I'll be able to search my own posts for 'bookmark' and bring up all my bookmarks.  If everyone else does the same, we'll get a good resource put together, do you think?

Title: Re: Fermenting Fleece
Post by: Bionic on September 14, 2015, 04:47:35 pm

Sounds good to me  :thumbsup: