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How to stop socks 'moulting'...?
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hang it on the line on windy days to blow off any loose fibres,turn inside out and repeat.0
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~moneysavingnovice~ wrote: »Anyone know of anything that might help??
Anything here? I know it's about socks but the principles are the samewell, apart from the slippers
I'll merge this later to keep ideas together.:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Does it have angora fibre in it? If so, put it in the freezer for 24 hours before you wear it. Let it come up to room temperature before you put it on though (!) and obviously, it only goes in the freezer when completely dry otherwise it might actually crack along the folds, eek.Val.0
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Thanks guys. Will report back if I have success!Mortgage£148,725 Student loan£13,050 HSBC loan£12,221
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Does it have angora fibre in it? If so, put it in the freezer for 24 hours before you wear it. Let it come up to room temperature before you put it on though (!) and obviously, it only goes in the freezer when completely dry otherwise it might actually crack along the folds, eek.
Beat me to it :rotfl:
I had a fluffy jumper years ago and used to freeze it - people thought I was mad (maybe they were right)
Emma :dance:
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did the freezing work ? was given a lovely grey long cardy but the wool fibres are everywhere, its hung up until i can figure out what to doDebt free :beer:
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did the freezing work ? was given a lovely grey long cardy but the wool fibres are everywhere, its hung up until i can figure out what to do
Didn't workbut my jumper is normal wool and think poster above said it was meant for angora?
Anyway, think I will have to bin it as the moulting is just way too frustratingMortgage£148,725 Student loan£13,050 HSBC loan£12,221
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Argh, please don't bin it, at least give it to charity or a friend!0
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How about washing it in hot water to tighten the fabric and use it for felting, make a cushion etc rather than throw it out.Every days a School day!0
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did the freezing work ? was given a lovely grey long cardy but the wool fibres are everywhere, its hung up until i can figure out what to do
The reason wool and other natural fibres shed when spun into yarn is that the modern tendency is to want soft, squooshy jumpers and garments. To get this you have to spin the yarn very loosely, not much twist (I'm a hand spinner, I do this sort of stuff) and it means the individual fibres can wriggle out of the yarn. If you don't want a garment that sheds and bobbles, buy one with more firmly spun yarn, basically. But it won't be as soft, alas.
What to do with a pure wool or wool blend garment that's shedding? First off, is it superwash or machine wash wool? If so there's nothing you can do. If it's hand wash only then you can very cautiously try to felt it every so slightly, just to encourage the yarn to hang together better. Use one bucket of very hot water with just the tiniest blob of shampoo in it, one bucket of very cold water. Soak the cardigan for twenty minutes in the bucket of hot water, squeeze out the extra gently, plunge it into the cold water. DO NOT agitate it or squeeze too hard otherwise it really will turn to felt and shrink. You just want the yarn to start clinging to itself. Repeat a second time only, ending with the cold dunk, roll in a towel, dry flat. I repeat, you don't want to do this too much so that the whole garment will be shrunken and stiff, just a tiny bit.
Don't try this for angora blends. Angora felts if you breathe on it. And don't try it on anything you can't afford to lose if it goes wrong. If it's a choice between this and the charity shop however, give it a go.Val.0
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