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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Wash Me

I weighed out one pound of fleece and timed the work of washing it.  Over the course of a couple of days the pound was picked over, soaked, rinsed, and put out to dry. (Rather like doing laundry, one works in five minute increments.)

I found that cleaning a pound of fleece takes about an hour, all told.

One pound of raw fleece ready for soaking


Fleece soaks in hot, soapy water overnight

One pound of fleece laid out to dry in the sun

Fleece after washing, compared to just-shorn locks from the same ewe





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