(38) Cleaning Wool
I would so love to see Tammy standing in front of this in 1830's clothing! Maybe that will be a future diorama. I need to get back to sewing.
The pot on the left contains the wool, warm water, and ammonia to clean it. The pot on the right is the hot water source and the big metal pan of water on the ground (far left) is the source of cold water. Cannot let the wool water get too hot or it will felt the wool fibers -- no yarn! The big basket on the ground contains clean wool.
The ammonia originally came from fermented human urine! Those must have been stinky times!
(38) Cleaning Wool
I would so love to see Tammy standing in front of this in 1830's clothing! Maybe that will be a future diorama. I need to get back to sewing.
The pot on the left contains the wool, warm water, and ammonia to clean it. The pot on the right is the hot water source and the big metal pan of water on the ground (far left) is the source of cold water. Cannot let the wool water get too hot or it will felt the wool fibers -- no yarn! The big basket on the ground contains clean wool.
The ammonia originally came from fermented human urine! Those must have been stinky times!