(minus the kitty... hehe)
(12" ruler for size comparisson)
Right away I checked the label to get a clue of the contents that may be inside... and I was right!I grabbed the nearest sharp thing, which luckily was scissors! and opened up this bad boy!It was jammed packed in there! I was surprised when I pulled it out, and fluffed it up a little that this "tiny" little box (15-1/2"x11"x5-1/2") held 2lbs of fleece!!
(12" ruler for size comparisson)
And a crappy picture of the staple length for good measure. (no pun intended! lol)
This fleece is surprisingly clean! The first raw fleece I ever received was sooooooo (x10) greasy I still haven't de-lanolin-ized it (yes I just created a new word ;) lol) (I've written about it in one of my drum carding posts) But, this one! Beautiful! I can't wait to clean it up, dye it and spin it! Thank you Serenity Sheep Woolens!!!!
This fleece is surprisingly clean! The first raw fleece I ever received was sooooooo (x10) greasy I still haven't de-lanolin-ized it (yes I just created a new word ;) lol) (I've written about it in one of my drum carding posts) But, this one! Beautiful! I can't wait to clean it up, dye it and spin it! Thank you Serenity Sheep Woolens!!!!
2 comments:
Thats awesome!! I am spinning up that 'oily' fleece right now and Ive been washing it in small sections and its easier to get clean...
I found a really good method online, and I even tried it with that Maplewood Farms fleece and it took the lanolin right out of it! I was so impressed.
Directions:
-Fill sink with SUPER hot water (make sure you have gloves)
-Add a squeeze of dish soap
-Add fleece
-Do NOT man handle (I think that's where we went wrong the first time ;) lol)
-Let it sit for about 20mins (don't let the water go cold)
-Take out fleece (or use a another sink)
-Drain and add fresh SUPER hot water
-Let fleece soak for about 15mins (again, don't let it get cold)
I've been using this method for my Shetland fleece, and it's coming out BEAUTIFUL! I've only had to rinse it twice! (which I think is really good!)
Just a suggestion :D
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