>>Lanolin hardens over time if you don't wash it out, making the yarn feel >>stiff and sticky and and anything but cushy warm like wool should be. <<
Lanolin wouldn't harden over time, if there wasn't much of it to begin with. I think we need to remember that we're talking sweaters that were spun out of those famous longwool sheep, that-weren't-merinos. There wouldn't be much grease. I'm also sure that the cleanest fleece was chosen for fisherman sweaters. After all, who would want to work with a dirty fleece? Just like today, any dirt would come out with the combing, spinning, and the last washing of skeins. wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
