[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 4

[Joan Gross]

My reply was regarding washable PELTS, not raw fleece.  And my reply was
using the directions coming from the tannery (Bucks Co.)

Joan

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:15 AM, <jacob-list-request at jacobsheep.com> wrote:


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>   1. Washing fleece ans pelts (RNS1260 at comcast.net)

>   2. washing fleece (Betty Berlenbach)

>   3. Re: washing fleece (Robin Lynde)

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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

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> 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.

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> Hope this is of some help.

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> From: "Betty Berlenbach" <lambfarm at sover.net>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] washing fleece

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> Two things I have to contribute:

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> I would NEVER do the initial wash in the washer; too afraid the lanolin and

> dirt would clog up the leach field and the septic system.  I hand wash in a

> canning pot, spilling the wash water outside in the woods away from any

> place where it would end up too quickly in the water table.

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> I would NEVER use DAWN for jacob fleece.  It is very, very strong, and is

> great for say, merino, where you almost have more grease than fleece.  I use

> shampoo or organic dish washing liquid for jacob fleeces.  I seldom have to

> use conditioner, but when I do, it is conditioner for color treated hair.

>  Color treatment beats up hair so it feels like straw, but after the

> conditioner, it feels like soft hair again...that's enough evidence for me!

>  I have to use it once in a while, but for the most part, if a fleece I have

> needs conditioner, and there are no other contributing factor, that ewe gets

> culled!  I try not to deal in fleeces which need conditioner to be soft,

> lofty, and wonderful!

>  Betty, in Vermont,who now has a blog, thanks to help from Walter and

> Linda.  See Betty's blog at http://sheepwoman.wordpress.com.

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> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:05:56 -0700

> From: "Robin Lynde" <rlynde at onramp113.org>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] washing fleece

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> Interesting how everyone has a different method. When I'm washing raw

> fleeces I first soak in a big outside sink that I can fill with a hose.

> After soaking the water drains out onto the dirt and takes with it a lot of

> the dirt in the wool. Next I put the fleece into hot water with Dawn in my

> washing machine and turn it off. After soaking for awhile I spin it out. I

> remove the fleece to fill the washer with hot rinse water. Add wool, soak,

> spin out. My wool comes out great.

>

> Robin Lynde

> Meridian Jacobs

> Vacaville, CA

> www.meridianjacobs.com

>  ----- Original Message -----

>  From: Betty Berlenbach

>  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

>  Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 4:37 AM

>  Subject: [Jacob-list] washing fleece

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>

>  Two things I have to contribute:

>

>  I would NEVER do the initial wash in the washer; too afraid the lanolin

> and dirt would clog up the leach field and the septic system.  I hand wash

> in a canning pot, spilling the wash water outside in the woods away from any

> place where it would end up too quickly in the water table.

>

>  I would NEVER use DAWN for jacob fleece.  It is very, very strong, and is

> great for say, merino, where you almost have more grease than fleece.  I use

> shampoo or organic dish washing liquid for jacob fleeces.  I seldom have to

> use conditioner, but when I do, it is conditioner for color treated hair.

>  Color treatment beats up hair so it feels like straw, but after the

> conditioner, it feels like soft hair again...that's enough evidence for me!

>  I have to use it once in a while, but for the most part, if a fleece I have

> needs conditioner, and there are no other contributing factor, that ewe gets

> culled!  I try not to deal in fleeces which need conditioner to be soft,

> lofty, and wonderful!

>   Betty, in Vermont,who now has a blog, thanks to help from Walter and

> Linda.  See Betty's blog at http://sheepwoman.wordpress.com.

>

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