Received box of fleece around Christmas

2016-01-23
Unpacked fleece, laid out to skirt - really no skirting needed… fleece is in good shape.. just really dirty and not a lot of vm.

Raw (unwashed) weight = 3,098 grams (6.82 lbs)

Batch 1 = 1,100 grams in cold water soak
Dry = 788 grams (28% loss from lanolin/dirt)

Pictures taken:

• fleece in vacuum bag
• fleece laid out on floor
• fleece locks - different lock structure around body
• cold water soak bucket
• drying on rack

Took 12 hours to hand pick this batch to remove all vm.

Batch 2 = 1,000 grams in cold water soak

Problem: washer has died, well, at least the spinning of the drum has died. Spinning it all dry with a salad spinner sucks!
Batch 2 dry = 693 grams (31% loss from lanolin/dirt)

Batch 3 = 941 grams in cold water soak