Re: Ruminations on drum carding- washing

[Gail White]

Hi Holly,

The tubs maintain the temp for the full hour. In reading the books by Fannin
and Amos they suggest 120 degree water. They claim that the higher temps
tend to damage the fiber. In both books they recommend a soft water no
higher than 130 degrees and a cleaning agent that has a pH of no more than
8. So far these industrial degreasers seem to be doing the job.

The suggestions on de oderizers have been good too. Gail

> Can you keep the water that hot throughout the soak?  If it's cooling
> down at all, you may have grease redepositing on the fiber.  And I
> personally find I get better results on merino and other fine wools with
> 160 F water.  Anything cooler and it just doesn't get all the grease
> out, though it's not always immediately noticeable.
>
> Holly

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