Scouring Raw Fleece for Spinning // Casual Friday S6E21

This week's podcast has Tidbits and my evolving process for scouring fleece. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/rox... SHOW NOTES TIDBIT #1 STATE/COUNTY FAIR SEASON To get a sense of the various knitting categories at the Minnesota State Fair, check out the Creative Activities Premium Booklet's section on needlework. https://www.mnstatefair.org/competiti... If you're interested in entering your country or state fair knitting competition, look on your fair's website for information about the different categories, as well as registration and drop off dates. TIDBIT #2 ROOING SHETLAND SHEEP Video on rooing sheep:    • Rooing our Soft Shetland Sheep - 98   TIDBIT #3 WALKING WHEEL Video from Zwartbles Ireland with Walking Wheel demonstration    • Seamus Kerwin demonstrates how to use a wa...   TIDBIT #4 WHY WOOL MATTERS Learn more about the exhibit at the National Museum of Norway here: https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/exhi... SCOURING WOOL (Amazon links are affiliate links. I earn a small commission from purchases made after clicking on an Amazon link. Other links are just links.) Clemes and Clemes instructions for scouring wool: https://clemes.com/how-to-wash-wool/ Unicorn Power Scour and Fibre Rinse: https://www.unicornclean.com/ Tools and equipment I used 2 12-quart canning pots (the ones I use are a graniteware enameled pot from the hardware store, the other is a fancier 4-piece pasta pot from Bed Bath & Beyond). Since these are 3-gallon pots, they can hold 2 gallons of water plus the fleece very comfortably. Laundry Alternative Ninja Spin Dryer https://amzn.to/3JsArEp Cuisinart CB-30P1 Cast-Iron Single Burner https://amzn.to/3NN3G7z Mesh laundry bags to hold the wool https://amzn.to/3XlmQVa Taylor Digital Kitchen Thermometer (to monitor water temperature as it's heated) https://amzn.to/44aWFCG Large bath sheet to wrap around the scouring pot, keep water temperature consistent Bucket for hauling hot tap water measuring spoon I bought the rare breed raw wools from Fiber Curio: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FiberCurio If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks IG:   / roxmpls   Twitter:   / roxmpls