[Ansteorra-textiles] wool fabric with lanolin

[Robert and Beth Ellis]

No matter how well I wash a fleece, the grease never completely comes out of it.
That's ok though, since a touch of grease makes it easier to spin, and over the
years I've actually grown to like the slight sheepy smell.  I can't stand spinning
an unwashed fleece 'cause of the yechy hands thing, but when doing so I always got
a really smooth yarn  - which is the kind of yarn I prefer.  Kind of hilarious
when you think about it.

I think a woven needle case liner spun from washed wool would still have plenty of
grease left in it to protect the needles.
Corrinne

Robin Craig wrote:

> You can spin wool 'in the grease' and then weave or knit it and it will still
> have the lanolin in it.  You might also want to do this to make fabric that is
> more water repellant.  A cloak or cape out of greasy wool would keep you very
> dry, even if it did smell a little.
>
> There are also ways of cleaning the wool without removing all the grease so
> that some remains.  This can leave a very soft wool, with only a slight sheepy
> smell.
>
> -Robin
>
> Message: 11
> From: "Morgan Cain (Ansteorra)" <morgancain at earthlink.net>
> To: <ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-textiles] gift bags
> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:14:39 -0600
> Reply-To: ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org
>
> > > > Traditionally the inside fabric was wool, so the lanolin could help
> > > > keep the needles from rusting.
> > >
> > > Interesting!  I assume this was fleece or carded, unwashed roving?  Was
> > > there a layer of fabric over it to keep the fluff from floating away, or
> was
> > > the grease enough?
> >
> > No, I was referring to fabric.  I suppose that it could be woven or
> > felted (or both).  I will try to remember to find the reference.
>
> I'll be interested to see this, Gwenneth.  I have used wool scraps also
> (just figured that people in this climate are more likely to have flannel
> than wool), but by the time it's fabric, isn't most if not all of the
> lanolin gone?  Or am I missing a fact?
>
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