How to Wash Wool and Fiber Without Felting It!

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by Fiberartsy
I was going through my old posts the other day and realized that my tutorial for washing wool is totally inadequate! That was a special — washing wool with rainwater — post. Well, the timing is perfect since I just bought a bunch of fleeces at the Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Fest which are filthy and have to be washed.
The really fun part is that unless you know the animal, you don’t really know what color the fiber will be once it’s washed. It’s usually much prettier than I expected.
What makes wool and fiber felt?
Have you ever accidentally put your favorite wool sweater in the washing machine? There you go! The two things that felt wool are:
1. Agitation (moving wet fiber around)
2. Drastic change in water temperature
See the full Tutorial at Fiberartsy.com (link below)
Supplies Needed


-Dirty Wool


-Mesh Laundry Bags


-Soap, I use blue Dawn dish detergent but many people swear by Unicorn Fibre Wash


-Bucket


-Hot water


-White vinegar
Put your icky fiber in the laundry bag
Soak it...soak it....soak it!
Dry it!


You can get all the details at my site, FiberArtsy.com
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