[Ansteorra-textiles] Re: roll call

[Carolle Ternus]

This particular sample was capital IN, capital FESTED.  It was a mess; nay,
it was icky.  I even tried washing, just to see what would happen.  Nothing
that I could tell.  I just did it today, so I'll try a few more washings
before I get rid of it for good.  I'm hoping that there won't be much, if
any, in the other wools, so I can try to reclaim them.

I used just a squirt of Dr. Bonners in the washing water, it did fine on the
Cormo (lucious) and the Karakul, but the Soay felt stripped.  The Soay was
the 2 oz. sample with the equal weight of moth leavings, so I wasn't sure
what the cause of the strawlike feeling was.  I can't use Dr. Bonners on my
hair because it feels like straw, so I wasn't sure if it would be okay to
use on fleece.  I figured either that or the mild anti-bacterial soap in my
kitchen.

Ommm, more fiber in my diet, ommm....
Radegundis



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N.D. Wederstrandt" <nweders at mail.utexas.edu>
To: "Spinners, weavers, knitters and other Textile makers in Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-textiles at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-textiles] Re: roll call


>
> >
> >I washed some fleece samples and had to throw away one that had moth
> >eggs/casings.  Now I've got to go through that big bag of smaller bags
> >looking for infestations.  Grr.
>
>          Umm, I don't do this (I'm umming me not you.)  Unless it's
> horrible as in a bag of dog hair Barnwen O'B. gave me, I get moth casings
> in not clean fleece.  I just wash it thoroughly in a strong stinky soap.
> (Dr. Broner's eucalyptus is quite good for that) and very hot water.  Then
> i air dry it in sunlight.  Sometimes I freeze it.  I check my fleece and
> put it in sunlight quite a bit just to keep it aired out.   I don't rely
on
> freezing once and then throwing away.  I haven't had repeat offenders
after
> I do this.  In fact I'm currently spinning some fibers I treat with no
> problems.
>
> Speaking of soap, I got a fairly nice sample of cedar sandlewood soap that
> cleans well and is very pungent smell wise.
>
> >Also, I just bought fiber from a person who's getting rid of a lot of
stuff
> >she doesn't use anymore.  So, I got 2 or 3 kilos of Merino, a half
pound-ish
> >of Jacob, a half pound-ish of Icelandic, 6-8 ounces of Tussah and 2
ounces
> >Bombyx painted in a colorway called 'Crocus'.  It's really pretty.  The
best
> >part is, it was all $25 dollars!  The painted silk alone cost that much;
she
> >still had the price and label inside the bag.  Yea!  Had to brag.
>
>          I'm envious but happy it went to you and not me. (grin).  Sprang
> huh.  Way cool.
>
>   Gerita?  six classes - what are they about?
>
> regards,
>
> Clare
>
>
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