[Jacob-list] cleaning dirty fleece

[Linda]

Wouldn't you need a really high concentrate of acetic acid to eat up bits of hay and vm?  I'm familiar with the process used by commercial textile mills.  It's quite abit harsher than a diluted vinegar rinse.  Vinegar is 5% acetic acid or thereabouts.  There is a thought that some people that swear they are "allergic to" (or at least irritated by) wool are actually reacting to the commercial process of using sulfuric acid.  

Worth a try, though.  

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:48:48 -0800 (PST), Shawn Hoefer wrote:
> VM is cellulose. Vinegar is an acid. Acids will eat cellulose. In
> commercial processing, they use sulfuric acids and then carbonize
> the wool in low temp ovens to turn the partially eaten VM to ash.
>
> --- Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net> wrote:
>
>> I use vinegar in the rinse to help rinse out the soap, but
>> haven't heard that it will 'eat' some of the vm.  Can you
>> elaborate?  Sounds interesting.
>>
>> Linda
>>
>> www.patchworkfibers.com
>> Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn
>>
>> On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:54:18 -0800 (PST), Shawn Hoefer wrote:
>> Oh,
>>> and a diluted vinegar rinse after washing but followed by a
>>> second
>>> plain rinse can sometimes help as it will 'eat' some of the VM.
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