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You can spritz fibers with water or olive oil or you can use a combing oil which combines oil and water. The static created during combing makes fibers uncontrollable.
Lanolin - Davenport Diva
It works for me. Another method you might want to try has been successful for us. I try not to strip out all the grease when I wash a fleece, even though alnolin it gets sticky again and I have to rewash it. I do not comb fibers and set them aside to be spun at a later date. I have seen no toxicity symptoms. It works fine, but to get any, I had to buy a five-gallon drum, so now I have a lifetime supply.
Email discussion lists for the UK Education and Research communities. Although I no longer remember the origin of the following recipe, I find it works very well. Friday, October 06, Vicki A at 9: This works dxvenport control static on silk and Merino. Comment Davenpoft must be logged in to post a comment. Maya T at As a beginner, I discovered the hard way the need to improve fibre easing, so this is lesson 1. I comb the wool within a few hours of washing it.
That wool became discolored and grubby looking, and each successive batch was cleaner and cleaner. Sondra G at 5: I keep this liquid in a fine spritzer and shake it before using.
Top of Message Previous Page Permalink. The lanolin is necessary to keep the hormone in place for a sufficient time. I happened to be at my cabin in cool weather, so I laid the carders very near the wood stove till they were nice and warm, and then repeatedly carded some junky wool I had already planned to discard.
Also, the warmth softens whatever natural oils are left in the fibers after a gentle washing. I wrap the wool in a warm damp towel for half an hour or so. I vavenport use oil. A spritzing with water works for me, too.
Combing Wool with Milk (yes, it’s a thing) | Interweave
Posted in Spinning Tagged Spinning. Alden mentions that wool needs to be lubricated for combing, either traditionally with olive oil or with an emulsion of water and oil sprayed from a bottle.
I want each batch to handle the same. Even if fiber sits around for a while before it is washed, it will not become tacky stiff and sticky the way it does before lanolin is removed. My suggestion is that it would be worth try in tropical climates for plants that do not respond to normal IBA treatment.
Jeremy M at 6: I comb one evening and spin the next and continue in that manner until I am ready to use the wool in a project. Robin Russo keeps a spray bottle handy when combing wool. Cancel Reply Post Comment. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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