Washing Fiber
Washing Sheep Fleece after one week of Suint Soak – pt 1/4
https://youtu.be/z1GIP9ICoOA
The science behind Suint Fermentation
This is a great article about the Suint Fermentation Method that goes into the science behind it, why it works, and how to do it yourself. A must read if you are considering this method. https://bluebarnfiber.blogspot.com/2017/07/suint-fermentation.html
Washing Merino with Margaret Stove
The best resource I've found on washing Merino wool has been Margaret Stove's "Spinning for Lace". The video here is just a small section of the whole DVD, which you can purchase as a physical DVD or as a digital download from Interweave. The technique works...
How to prep and scour a Rambouillet Fleece
This is a 7 part series on how to prep and wash/scour a raw Rambouillet Fleece.
How to wash fiber to keep the lock structure for worsted prep or dying long locks.
How to scour wool using Kookaburra Scour
Using a Nina Soft spin dryer
This electric spin dryer is the bomb when scouring wool. It spins out all the water which allows your fleece to dry much quicker. Use this instead of your washing machine which might clog up the drains with wool. Like that has never happened :)...
How to scour using scour the scoundral
Learn how to use this wool shampoo by Namaste Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uMnQqWIuNw&t=6s
Doowicky/Benac Wool Scour
This post was submitted by Julie at Lakehouseladyjulie.blogspot.com. She wrote a post about how to wash a fleece using the Doowicky method. I came across a post the other day from Doowicky, another wool-lover like me. She had some new ideas for scouring fleece, which,...