Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fleece
The process I use is with a top loading washer. I turn off the cold water
to the washer so I don't mess things up (just a failsafe for me). Fill the
tub with hot water and laundry detergent. I put the fleece, fluffed up and
picked as much as possible, into a fine mesh laundry bag (Martha Stewart's
is great!). I put the bags of fleece in the hot water, but I don't turn on
the washer - just let the fleece sit. After about 20 minutes, I run the
spin cycle. Take out the fleece, fluff it up a bit, and repeat. After the
spin cycle, then I run same process with clean water only. Usually 2 soap
soaks and two rinse cycles are enough. I put the fleece on my sorting
table, which is a screen, and put another screen over it so it doesn't fly
away. Put the sorting table in the sun, and it's usually dry and ready to
work with in a couple of hours.
Suzi Dubay
Powder Puff Pacas
China, MI
Original Message:
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From: Sheri Hewitt sherih@woodlandmeadows.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:15:32 -0700
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fleece
I washed my first batch and used warm water with Ecos detergent. I did
move it around a bit during the wash. I filled the sink twice with
rinse water and then just ran clear water over handfuls. It seemed to
work very well. The fleece smells clean and looks great. It's maroon
though so maybe I'm not seeing everything.
Although I used towels to wring it out it took days to dry. I
considered buying a centrifuge to spin it almost dry. I have a front
loading washer and thought that might not work well.
I haven't bought the centrifuge yet. I'm jumping into making felt and
figured I won't need it.
Sheri
Sheri Hewitt
Woodland Meadows, LLC
31542 Camas Swale Rd.
Creswell, OR 97426
541-895-0964
www.woodlandmeadows.com
On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Marsha wrote:
>
> I've been washing, spinning and making things with our fleece for a
> little while now. I have been enjoying all the info on how others
> do the cleaning. From what feed back I've seen so far....most use
> hot water to wash and rinse; yet another uses cold water and has had
> the same results. Time for me to experiment a bit....I washed some
> white fleece yesterday in HOT HOT HOT water, rinsed in the same;
> today I am washing some in cold water. It will be very interesting
> to see if I notice any difference once it is dried. Watching videos
> on youtube (as someone suggested) was great too. Those showed me a
> way to speed up my dry time. I used to take it from the rinse and
> spread it out over a sweater rack to dry. The towel use will speed
> the time to dry the fleece a lot.
>
> Marsha
>
> From: JoleneE <Jody_Ehler@hotmail.com>
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, August 24, 2011 10:35:12 AM
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fleece
>
>
> Marsha
> I am so glad you started this conversation! I have been worried
> about washing my fiber. My sister tried washing some of her best
> fiber and she ended up with dreadlocks!! You couldn't pull the fiber
> apart! I like the comment using plastic totes? I don't have a wire
> basket, but I have those cloth mesh pop up laundry bags. I have some
> that are short and rectangular with cloth handles. I bet one of them
> would work great for putting the fleece in and lowering it into a
> large plastic tote and the lifting it out for the rinses! I will
> give it a try! I want to learn handspinning, but have been afraid to
> wash my fiber. Great tips everyone!
>
> Thanks
> Jody
>
> --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, hanabi62@... wrote:
> >
> > Do you clean/process your fleece yourself? If so, I would like to
> ask how do you get the white fleece nice and white? I'm fairly new
> at all of this and would love some input from those with more
> experience than me. Thanks to all that share their knowledge on this.
> >
> > Marsha
> >
>
>
>
>
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