Thanks for the trouble you went to making this video. I have just been on your journey with you. Today I put a fleece to soaking (nz). Another to go in tomorrow. Cheerrs❤from Pat
Wow. Thats a truck load of fleece. I had no idea you worked with so much of it. I'm so glad to learn all the steps you do to get such gorgeous yarn you knit with. And you knit some beautiful items.
I have wanted to try this method for a long time as it’s so much cheaper to ship the wool to the fiber mill plus cheaper since the starting weight does not have all the dirt and lanolin Everything in my head is screaming that it’s going to felt going from hot to cold and that’s with terrifies me lol I generally wash in the lock but it’s very time consuming going to have to try this this summer Thank you for the video very informative, SenkoFarms
You are very welcome. I have never had any fleece felt on me and I have washed around 20 different breeds so far. Going from the cold soak to a scalding hot wash doesn’t even felt them because there is no real agitation and soap. Aside from those conditions not being met, after you start washing, the temperature of the water will remain hot so there is no real temperature change to worry about. Give it a try on a small amount of fleece in the sink. It wouldn’t be suint but washing from a cold soak to a hot wash and hot rinses, you will be able to see that the wool won’t felt as easily as you are thinking it will. 😊 I can’t wait to see your results. It is a whole lot lighter with all that lanolin and dirt removed. Good luck.
I would like to know what temperture the suint got to? I tried this last year and was sucessful with one fleece in the Greenhouse and the 2nd useing the same bath but we don't really have a brilliant climate for heat thats why I used the greenhouse. 3rd fleece really didn't work but by then we had lost the sun. We live in Wales in the UK. Thank you for this video it was very helpful for my suint experiment P
Thanks so much for sharing The Whole Process. I learned a lot, and really love your skein samples - i need to do that! I keep a log on ravelry, but feeling the skein is the best.
That was a great as to process but I am confused as I thought the whole reason for doing the suint method was to remove all the lanolin and that washing with soap was not necessary.
Cold water but needs to RAIN WATER, She used hose water not sure where it is caused from city, well water etc. If you read the bluebarnfibers.blogspot.com it will tell you about it!
Thanks for the trouble you went to making this video. I have just been on your journey with you. Today I put a fleece to soaking (nz). Another to go in tomorrow. Cheerrs❤from Pat
Wow. Thats a truck load of fleece. I had no idea you worked with so much of it. I'm so glad to learn all the steps you do to get such gorgeous yarn you knit with. And you knit some beautiful items.
Thank you! I’m glad you got to see the process. It is an amazing process from sheep to sweater.
This was exactly the video I needed to see to understand the process. Thank you!!
You’re very welcome!
I have that book. Quite a good one . Can't put my hand on it just now . I bought it from knit picks
I have wanted to try this method for a long time as it’s so much cheaper to ship the wool to the fiber mill plus cheaper since the starting weight does not have all the dirt and lanolin
Everything in my head is screaming that it’s going to felt going from hot to cold and that’s with terrifies me lol
I generally wash in the lock but it’s very time consuming going to have to try this this summer
Thank you for the video very informative, SenkoFarms
You are very welcome. I have never had any fleece felt on me and I have washed around 20 different breeds so far. Going from the cold soak to a scalding hot wash doesn’t even felt them because there is no real agitation and soap. Aside from those conditions not being met, after you start washing, the temperature of the water will remain hot so there is no real temperature change to worry about. Give it a try on a small amount of fleece in the sink. It wouldn’t be suint but washing from a cold soak to a hot wash and hot rinses, you will be able to see that the wool won’t felt as easily as you are thinking it will. 😊 I can’t wait to see your results. It is a whole lot lighter with all that lanolin and dirt removed. Good luck.
Amazing!❤
I would like to know what temperture the suint got to? I tried this last year and was sucessful with one fleece in the Greenhouse and the 2nd useing the same bath but we don't really have a brilliant climate for heat thats why I used the greenhouse. 3rd fleece really didn't work but by then we had lost the sun. We live in Wales in the UK.
Thank you for this video it was very helpful for my suint experiment P
You put the nasty wool in the Garden? What does it do there and where does it go? Deep bedding?
Thanks so much for sharing The Whole Process. I learned a lot, and really love your skein samples - i need to do that! I keep a log on ravelry, but feeling the skein is the best.
I maybe late in watching this.Hope you can answer,can I use this method on Alpaca
I love the exasperated 'ROMNEY' caption you put on every time you mistakenly say corriedale
What about 💩 poop? Do you leave it in the fleece?
Noon Sept 8th 2023 Can this method work for llama and alpaca?
That was a great as to process but I am confused as I thought the whole reason for doing the suint method was to remove all the lanolin and that washing with soap was not necessary.
Are you starting with hot or cold water?
Cold water but needs to RAIN WATER, She used hose water not sure where it is caused from city, well water etc.
If you read the bluebarnfibers.blogspot.com it will tell you about it!