[Jacob-list] Pelt washing

[Robin Lynde]

I thought that this conversation started as pelts, but then it seemed to change to fleeces. I recognized those instructions as the ones coming from Bucks Co. Along those lines, do you get a lot of variation in the way your pelts look when you get them back? Sometimes they are very fluffy and other times they seemed more compact (and looked like they've already been sat on a lot). At AGM someone (I can't remember who now, maybe Peg?) had a gorgeous luxurious looking pelt. She said she had brushed it out. I haven't bothered to do that thinking it would take too much time. But I am amazed at what a very light brushing will do to the pelt. I'm doing that to all the ones I put out for sale now. 
Robin Lynde
Meridian Jacobs
Vacaville, CA 
www.meridianjacobs.com 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joan Gross 
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  Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 3:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 4


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

  Joan


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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

    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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    Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:37:48 -0400
    From: "Betty Berlenbach" <lambfarm at sover.net>
    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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    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
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     Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 4:37 AM
     Subject: [Jacob-list] washing fleece


     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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