Woolcombing Part 1
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I love your videos. Your voice is that of an old friend, very comfortable to listen to. You make the entire process sound easy, so long as one pays attention to what one's doing. It really is like being with a friend who can guide one through the whole thing. Thank you so much for this seres of videos.
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I can not find a set of combs like yours. What is the brand and do you have any idea who sells them. US or England. I love your Vids and thank You so much for them.
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@ADHUK Thanks for the info! That makes a lot of sense. I experimented on my current fleece (a Southdown) with soaking it to remove VM and dirt but leaving the lanolin in. It was a very greasy fleece, and very dirty too, so I went ahead and scoured. I'm enamored of the idea of spinning in the grease, but I really don't like dealing with vm or dirt.
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I use neat's foot oil (a saddlery oil) and water as I like the smell and it doesn't go off.
Peter Teal recomends olive oil in his book.
Thanks for wathcing!
Amanda
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I found this really helpful! I'll be linking to your videos in my blog! Thanks for posting!
AJluvsJoe 7 months ago
@AJluvsJoe
Pleased to hear I could help! What sort of things do you blog about?
Amanda
ADHUK 7 months ago
Thanks for the nice comments - glad I could help!
ADHUK 9 months ago
Pleased to hear that you found the clips useful!
The combs I use were designed and made by Peter Teal, since he has retired they are now being made by Wingham Wool Work who have them available mail order from their website.
ADHUK 11 months ago
Thank you for the wonderful videos! I am making a pair of combs for myself and I can't wait to try them out. What ratio of oil to water do you use on your fleece? Would leaving the lanolin in the fleece eliminate the need to do this?
unaspenser 1 year ago
@unaspenser
I think it was 1part oil to 2parts water. The problem with leaving the lanolin in the fleece is that you will probably leave some dirt stuck to it too. It can be very difficult to clean a set of combs thoroughly, so most people prefer to thoroughly scour the wool and then add clean oil back in afterwards. Hope that helps and good luck with the making of your combs!
ADHUK 1 year ago