I'm woolin' it!

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Morning fleece dry.



two more fleeces ready to be washed


Three+ worth of fleeces are junk.


Second fleece washed and drying this evening.

 

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Brought the 2nd fleece up to the house to dry.
Got another fleece done and drying. Part of another fleece drying. Rest of it rinsed of dirt, dawn soaking, but heater needs time to reheat water.
Last 2 fleeces picked out the best and tossed the rest. It's outside getting rained on, waiting to be shaken, then start washing it.


So much to use for mulch!

 

[Mini Horses]

I commend your efforts! For me, it's tooooo much work

IF I raised sheep I'd hate to waste the product. So would reconsider.

 

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Have to wait on the water heater again, but then I'll be done!

 

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.........30 minutes........
Omg

The vm!


The final product



Can't believe it takes so long for so little.

 

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Last of the wool is now drying. Laundry bag of previously drying wool in the house.
Shouldn't of tossed away all of those boxes...

 

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Got one fleece "done" for tuffs. Have some left of it to card that couldn't be brushed. Took a solid 7-9hr days, 13 of them!
I'm not liking the feel, too much lanolin STILL in the fleeces. Ugh! Thinking of rewashing, but using near boiling water. I hate lanolin!

 

[Mini Horses]

Dawn liquid ?

 

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Dawn liquid ?

I use dawn, then power scour.
3-4 warm water quick soaks to get bulk of filth out. Then hot dawn soak. 2 rinses. Hot power scour soak. 2 rinses.
Corriedale just has so much lanolin! The Babydoll fleeces feel clean and nice, but the pure Corriedale and the half mix are gross. I even had a mill wash a Corriedale fleece once! Still had a bit in it, but better than I am able to get out.

 

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Started on the Babydoll fleeces, done on hand cards, minus the rolag stage. Gotta find a way to core spin it chunky to finish the blanket.