tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post2644516487205302533..comments2023-08-24T05:05:27.274-04:00Comments on Blueberry Hills Homestead: Washing FleeceJordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-1498626643526057522009-11-15T17:51:32.181-05:002009-11-15T17:51:32.181-05:00yeah,the sink...my mom dumped the water from our f...yeah,the sink...my mom dumped the water from our first canning this year into her sink, it leaked and $200 later she was back in business.. go ahead and dump it outside. :o) <br /><br />When you are felting, I was told not to spin, so you squeeze out as much water with your hands, then roll it in a towel to squeeze the water out several times. it may be more bother than worth with the size of spinning/squeezing that you're doing.Karen Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189370281390432351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-39014367464499307662009-11-15T15:29:58.285-05:002009-11-15T15:29:58.285-05:00I did reduce the spin speed to Medium and the flee...I did reduce the spin speed to Medium and the fleece is not really felted (is there such a thing?). I think I can use most/all of it, and it IS mostly dry now. I'm going to save the other fleece until spring, I think. Next time I'll try a lower spin speed than Medium.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-70693010789390325532009-11-15T12:08:37.841-05:002009-11-15T12:08:37.841-05:00Do you have an older or new washing machine? The ...Do you have an older or new washing machine? The newer ones have different spin SPEEDS. I, too, felted a sweater even though I KNOW I washed it in cold . . . but my wise mom (Mama Pea) advised that it was probably the 'High' spin cycle I'd chosen that did it. Now I'm super careful that I choose the lowest spin cycle. Even tho the clothes come out, of course, wetter . . . they aren't felted!<br /><br />I think I'd be scared to try to "normal" spin cycle if you have an older machine, tho.<br /><br />P.S. The sweater I felted? Yeah, it was a friend's. Not even mine. Great.Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.com