I can attest to the both the efficacy and the danger of using dry ice. I have used it successfully for a number of years due in large part to the information I learned on this list. However I did make a potentially dangerous mistake a year ago or so. I live in northern New Mexico and at that time I was 30 minutes from a source of dry ice (I'm now 60 minutes away <G>). So I got a couple of 55 gal plastic drums with lids that have metal collars that clamp to keep them on, put them in the back of my truck full of the questionable fleece and off I went to get the dry ice. After tucking the dry ice in with the fleece and not wanting to have the lids blow off and lose all of my wonderful fleece, without thinking I tightened the clamps then I forgot about them and drove home. About 20 or 30 minutes after arriving I was in my kitchen and heard a very loud bang! It sounded like someone had shot off a cannon, I kid you not!!!! Very alarmed I looked outside only to see our front yard COVERED with white fleece!!! The pressure had built up blowing the lid completely off (despite the clamp) and sending clean fleece everywhere! I was just grateful that the lid blew away from the house and that no one was near it when it went! Needless to say I learned my lesson.
I've also used very hot water but only for small amounts of fiber. The dry ice is the best thing when there's a whole fleece involved. Katy Blanchard Urban Eagle Design [EMAIL PROTECTED] Youngsville, New Mexico To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
