Both of these fleeces look so beautiful that I almost hate pouring all that rain water on them!
Two Dry Noisette (Brown) Ouessant Fleeces Eight gallons of water later :
Oh Dear!! "Sheep Soup"Fortunately it will all come out in the wash!
...Cold water wash, that is!
The lid's been closed . . . hopefully next week we'll find two beautifully clean fleeces.
Can't wait!
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Thank you for posting about this method! I had remembered reading about this type of soaking sometime last year but couldn't remember where so ignorantly started the process last Saturday. Will it matter that I used regular water in a galvanized tub and a few squirts of dawn dish soap? I pushed the fleece into the water and it's been stewing since. Except that it's not covered, nor did I think to use netting.
That's what I get for being impatient and not taking the time to properly search!
I just read some of your recent posts too. I remember watching Navajo women doing all the shearing when I lived on the rez as a teen. Their speed, grace and efficiency with ancient hand clippers (non electric) was totally impressive.
Fell in love with ouessants when I saw them for the first time last fall. Want one! :)
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