On the wool soaker ML (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wool_soaker_group/) I'm on, people have asked about using less than 100% wool to make soakers, and the response has generally been the more wool, the better. Acrylics repel rather than absorb moisture, and so their presence makes the soaker less effective. (That list is very helpful, though also very chatty, so if you join, consider choosing the digest format.) Most people make them from 100% wool and hand wash, not only so they won't felt but also because machine washing would (apparently) deplete the lanolin a lot more quickly than hand washing with a gentle shampoo or wool wash. Since the pure wool ones don't require washing that often anyway, it doesn't seem like it would make that much difference in my laundry. I have several things I hand wash every now and then, after all.
I googled and found a couple of good sites that explain how to lanolize: here (http://www.twelve-paws.com/index.php/2007/08/16/how-to-wash-and-lanolize-wool/), here (http://www.wildflowerdiapers.com/pages/woolinfo.php), and here (http://understandinglaura.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-lanolize-woolwithout-lanolin.html). I'm going to be trying that soon, so I'll have to let you know how it goes. :-)
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Date: 2007-11-14 01:07 pm (UTC)I googled and found a couple of good sites that explain how to lanolize: here (http://www.twelve-paws.com/index.php/2007/08/16/how-to-wash-and-lanolize-wool/), here (http://www.wildflowerdiapers.com/pages/woolinfo.php), and here (http://understandinglaura.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-lanolize-woolwithout-lanolin.html). I'm going to be trying that soon, so I'll have to let you know how it goes. :-)