freemotion
Self Sufficient Queen
I have nine fleeces in my garage. I think I waited too long to clean them...but life was crazy and I cleaned one last summer and it took a couple of weeks to dry. So while the woodstove is going, I figured I'd get it done.
I took a hunk and put it into a laundry mesh bag and soaked it in detergent and very hot water, letting it sit 20-30 minutes without agitation and without the water cooling significantly. The first soak produced brown muddy water, less on the second, none on the third. I'm about to put it into a rinse and hang it to dry, then start on the next hunk from that fleece.
But...the fleece went to yellow with brown bits to white with brown bits. Same thing last summer, but this is worse. Why do I see gorgeous white fleeces in the tutorials that people post online?
I may have to use these for stuffing, but I was hoping to do some spinning for the first time and make a little something, and maybe make a felted scarf or shawl or something interesting. But not if it is urine (or whatever) stained.
Ideas? Suggestions?
I took a hunk and put it into a laundry mesh bag and soaked it in detergent and very hot water, letting it sit 20-30 minutes without agitation and without the water cooling significantly. The first soak produced brown muddy water, less on the second, none on the third. I'm about to put it into a rinse and hang it to dry, then start on the next hunk from that fleece.
But...the fleece went to yellow with brown bits to white with brown bits. Same thing last summer, but this is worse. Why do I see gorgeous white fleeces in the tutorials that people post online?
I may have to use these for stuffing, but I was hoping to do some spinning for the first time and make a little something, and maybe make a felted scarf or shawl or something interesting. But not if it is urine (or whatever) stained.
Ideas? Suggestions?
Might be hard to get different batches exactly the same, too.
