What am I missing? Certainly, when I finally drew off a rather rough
top, it was easy to spin 'in the oil', but the quality wasn't what I
am used to getting because of the tangles, and there was no way I was
going to try planking with this mess.
Hi, Holly:
I took a combing class with Peter Teal at SOAR several years ago, and
I'm sort of stymied by your problems.
Using his method for oiling the wool, it was oily but not drippy. Not
messy oily.
You don't say anything about heating your combs. Did you? It does make
a difference with this method. Although historically wool-combers
would have stoves nearby for heating the combs, we just had a big pot of
very hot water nearby on a hot plate. We would dip the tines of the
combs into the hot water long enough for the tines to get warm, and then
turn and comb before the times could cool. If they cooled before we
were finished combing, we'd re-heat them.
Here are a couple of photos from the book for those who aren't familiar
with this technique: http://www.spwhsl.com/ISS_41/DETAIL41.HTM ,
courtesy of the "Spinning Wheel Sleuth." You can see the stove behind
the comber. Just the tines of the comb would be inserted into the slot
in the stove.
I haven't experienced your problem of ending up with a mess like you
describe. It would certainly make me crabby.
If I were you, I think I'd try again with a little less oil and heated
combs.
Let us know how it works, won't you?
Marcy
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