>>Has anyone else had luck with doing the cold water soak?<< Yup. It works a treat. Gets all the mud and guck out. Makes it easier for the Orvis to get in get out the lanolin. I don't have to use as much Orvis, or wash the fleece as many times, as I would have to if I hadn't done the cold water soak.
I enjoy reading the different replies on various subjects. One person will suggest not using laundry detergent. Another suggests using it. Both get excellent results. I hate using Dawn. I just can't get it to rinse out. I use Orvis and can't say enough good things about it. It gets all the muck, dirt, and grease out, and rinses out w/o a problem. I've also used All Free, with the same success. I think it all depends on your water, and the chemicals in it. Maybe it takes some experimentation, to find the best product for fleece washing, in a particular area? Some people use people shampoo. It doesn't get all the grease out, which they like. To me, the fiber feels greasy, and I don't want to touch it. I've used a Revlon shampoo, only because I like the residual odor left in the fiber. I try to pretend that the moths won't go after the wool, if it smells like human shampoo. Yeah, yeah. I know. Don't burst my bubble, ok? wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
