1. Home
  2. snow washed

Washing Wool in the Snow

$ 20.50

4.8 (238) In stock

A reader named Heather recently wrote to ask about "snow washing." She wanted to know if, considering pollution, this is really a good idea? Excellent question. Let's start with the basics. We've been wearing wool since 10,000 BCE. We've only had mechanized clothes-washing devices since the 1850s. Which means that we have quite a lot of experience cleaning our wool without a washing machine. People didn't wash their clothes nearly as often as we do now. The majority of today's clothing contai

Handwoven by Julie

Streetknit

Washing Wool in the Snow

Winter Morning - Yarn Folk

Handwoven by Julie

Las Vegas Fiber Arts Guild

Streetknit

Ewe & Company Kingston Springs TN

Washing Wool in the Snow