Saturday, 11 July 2009

Fluffy Fleece


I have washed about 300 gms of fleece and carded a small amount. It is lovely and fluffy and is spinning up well. I used Fairy washing up liquid for washing the first 100 grm just to see how clean it would come up - the photo opposite is wool from my first washing. The second 200 grm washing was with Power Scour and compared to Fairy Liquid I used much less and it was easier to rinse out, also the tips looked whiter but I did four washes with the Power Scour (three with Fairy Liquid) using more than the recommended amount for the fourth wash. I think in hindsight I may have used too much water for the amount of Power Scour used in the first three washes I went by the weight of wool being washed not the amount of water used and I do like to use plenty of water.

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