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Post by zed on Mar 24, 2014 10:49:26 GMT
I do have a wrist support thing, but the velcro kept catching on everything It's hard to make myself go out, especially knowing I'd be sat there for 5 hours, maybe I'll see the GP and get a referral if it doesn't get better. Ann, my mum would probably say 'I don't blame you' she's always at the hospital and gets fed up with it!
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 24, 2014 13:33:25 GMT
Zed, Imagine that Velcro would be a pain working with wool. :-) it probably looks like it's ready to shed. I'd definitely go for the referral if it's not better. We can't have you not being able to felt! Maybe you should give Carole's method a try in the mean time.
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Post by zed on Mar 25, 2014 8:27:31 GMT
The reiki? We did that
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 25, 2014 13:35:39 GMT
I hope it helped!
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Post by zed on Mar 26, 2014 10:18:54 GMT
I suppose time will tell
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mindy
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Post by mindy on Jun 18, 2014 6:45:27 GMT
Hi all! Just have to add my two cents here:) I am still learning, but I find the whole ordeal, processing raw wool from very start to end product to be very rewarding, and so relaxing. Every bit of it. Forgive me for forgetting your name, but the gal that has a free fleece saved should indeed snatch it up and see what you think. And, hey, I am sure some of us would pay to have it shipped to us if you don't like the procedure. I know I would . I just find it very therapeutic, and hate to think of a fleece not being worked. Wait, was that 4 cents? Lol
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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Jun 26, 2014 18:49:49 GMT
Going along with Mindy's philosophy and adding a few cents of my own as well! I've just barely finished washing half a bag of raw fleece (I still have 8 more waiting for me, but I digress) and am now ready to start processing it for spinning. I'm completely new to spinning, so it's all very exciting to me What I've done with the wool is, I've soaked it for 24h just in cold water, so most of the dirt would go. Then I soaked it twice in hot soapy water (dishwasher world beautifully for this) and twice in plain hot water. This will leave some lanolin on the wool. Now I'm left with picking and carding, then I'll start spinning! If anyone who reads this has any useful advice, I'm all ears!
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 26, 2014 23:33:19 GMT
You can flick cark the locks open if they have lots of chaff. it get it out well. flick carding is just holding one end and brushing or combine out the end of the lock. you can turn it around and do the other end if needed. usually the junk is only in one end. Are you hand carding or drum carding?
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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Jun 27, 2014 17:08:58 GMT
Thanks for the tip, Ann! I'm doing both really, I start by separating the locks by hand to get rid of most of the dirt and then hand card them to get rid of more, and finally I do it on the drum carder multiple times (usually three). It's a lot of work...
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