Ah, the mysteries of wool. This wonder fiber has quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Thinking about wool might make you wonder about such things as; does wool absorb water and does wool float. Dry wool will float on water but once it becomes saturated with water it will sink. However, wool takes a …
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Putting lanolin back into your wool garments or wool yarn is a great way to waterproof them. If you’re going to try to waterproof your wool this way, it’s good to know if you can overlanolize wool. You can overlanolize wool by adding too much lanolin to your lanolin bath while waterproofing your wool. Too …
If you’re wearing your wool hats to keep you warm in the winter, the odds are your wool hat will get wet. The real question is, can wool hats get wet? Yes, wool hats can get wet. Wool is naturally water resistant so just getting wet won’t hurt your hat. But, be careful how you …
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From dyeing yarn to rice-packed heating pads, there are a ton of reasons why you might wonder if yarn can go in the microwave. Yarn can go in the microwave, but only natural fibers. You should never put any synthetic fibers in the microwave, they will melt. Natural fibers include but are not limited to …
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If you have a fiber stash or a lot of wool yarn, storing all of that safely is extremely important. When you’re thinking about how to best store your wool, you need to ask: can wool get moldy? Wool can get moldy. Because of this, it is important to store wool in a cool, dry …
Are looking to get into spinning yarn? Well, let me be the first to welcome you to the Darkside. When you’re trying something new it can be overwhelming, and you might start wondering: is spinning yarn hard? And how do you make it easier? Spinning yarn is not hard if you have the right tools …
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If you’re a creator of yarn, or you’re looking to use yarn in your next project, you might wonder if yarn can get wet. Yes, yarn can get wet. Just getting wet won’t damage the yarn. But, depending on what type of yarn you’re using, you may, or may not, want your yarn to get …