Mood:  happy

Today I picked up a whole pickup full of fleece from a former spinner who wanted to donate them to our Prairie Handspinners Guild.  The fleeces are about 10 years old, but the three I sorted through are very nice.  I skirted one pretty heavily and brought it downstairs to start washing.  It is not a very fine fleece--perhaps a Columbia and not super greasy.  I used my normal method.  I filled up my nice new studio sink with hot as water as I can out of tap.  Then I poured a hot teapot full of boiling water to heat it more.  I used dawn hand dishwashing liquid until the water felt slippery.  I added about a pound of fleece and let it sit for about half an hour.  Then I pulled the fleece aside and let the water run out.  Then I refilled again and let it rinse.  Then I refilled a third time.

I love the smell of wet fleece.  Okay I may be wierd but I AM A SPINNER.  Linda