May 28, 2009
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Wool Challenge
I decided to take this wool challenge from the Peace Fleece wool site. I love their wool yarn and just love the whole site and its cause and philosophy. So decided to take the Chiney wool challenge where you get a pound of the wool and see what you can make out of 1 lb. of Chiney’s wool. As if I need another project, but I couldn’t resist. So here is the wool in pics of how it was before being washed and after.
Ain’t it purdy. It always amazes me at how it comes out all nice and fluffy once you wash out the lanolin. I took a large bucket and filled it up with hot water then added a goodly amount of liquid dish soap then added the wool and let it soak for about 20 mins. Then dumped it out into a big plastic strainer I got at the asian market and let is drain. The strainer was sitting on a couple of bricks so the water could drain away. Then took it into the house and filled the washer with hot water, added the wool, let it set in there about 15 mins and then put the washer on spin and did that twice to get the rest of the soap out and practically all the water. Then fluffed it up to let it dry on this table. So still debating on if I’ll dye some of it or not. I tryed some out on the hand cards and it combs out so nicely. Then there will be the matter of deciding what to make with it once it is spun up. Decisions, Decisions
In the meantime while the wool was drying I pulled out my hand cards and some of the wool I got from www.homesteadwoolandgiftfarm.com and started carding that. Loving it
! Then that got me to wanting to find my drum carder so hunted around in the boxes for that and found it, WOO HOO, and can’t wait to set that up again to start using that again too. Just finding the time to work on projects is a challenge sometimes but if I just make it a priority to do a little at a time then eventually things get done, PADOW! Has any one been having less rain than we have. Ha, its been like a little rain or threatening to rain for a good while now. I really shouldn’t complain since we need the rain and its been good for the plants. TTFN
Comments (2)
Now that is some beautiful wool!!! I’d say spot dye it all over so you get just some really soft colors here and there after combing it up!!! So do you have to just make the yarn out of it, or do they want a whole knit/crochet/felted item out of it!? I would hope after all the washing combing and dying that they’d want you to knit it!!!
I don’t begrudge the rain to growing things (except ragweed), but does it have to happen ALL AT ONCE?
We live close enough together that I’ve been dealing with about the same weather you have, so I know what you mean.
The few times I’ve looked out the window, or gone out, and the ground is not wet, I’m surprised!
The wool looks beautiful! I know you’ll think of something wonderful to do with it. Have you tried dying with Kool Aid? It not only looks good, but it smells wonderful, and continues to do so for a long time!
Have a great weekend!