You wash yarn with grease left in as you would any other sweater - with a
mild soap or detergent.
Of course they aren't waterproof in the sense of a Gooucester fisherman's
rubber coat, but do repel some drizzle.
In Germany they always said such sweaters were "rueckfettenend" - don't know
an equivalent English word, but meant that the wool was given a small dose
of the remaining grease from the center each time it was washed.
Spinning "in the grease" also meant using wool from sheep that had been
washed in clear water prior to shearing so it was much cleaner than fleeces
just taken from the sheep after a year's wearing.
This was also not applied to any fleece from a merino type wool - these were
similar to Romney or Coopworth fleeces - where a cold soak and good rinsing
left the wool lightly greasy and sweet smelling.
Sara von Tresckow
Fond du Lac, WI
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