[Jacob-list] Washing fleece ans pelts

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We live a stones throw from the Mannings Handweaving studio. They do not recommend washing your woolen items in Woolite. To remove grease from fleece they recommend Dawn Dish Detergent. For any other wool items, they suggest washing with Orvis. and then rinsing with hair conditioner 

The two most important things to remember is DO Not change the temperature of your water. The temperature you wash in, is the temperature you rinse in. Do Not agitate. This is what causes felting. Let your fleece sit for 10 minutes in your wash water. Pressing down with your hands in a gentle motion to make certain it is fully immersed in the water. Spin out. Repeat the same for your rinse cycle. 

Hope this is of some help. 

Rise 'N' Shine Farm
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