Wool Hat Wash Instructions

  Warm wool hats, made from sheep fiber handspun into yarn & handcrafted by Angela Jane Howard. 
 Any questions please call 503-537-0733(leave name and contact #) or
 e-mail:  handspunhats@gmail.com

Wool Product Care:

1. Hand wash in warm water.  A little soap and gentle motion.  More rubbing will produce a more felted look.
2. Squeeze out excess water and shape over head.  Stretch out to help shape.
3. Lay out to air dry.  Turn over and air dry each side.

Note* When wool is agitated-Felting and shrinking occurs.

To Stretch out:

When wet, Squeeze out excess water, pull out over head to fit and pull areas you wand stretched.  Let air dry, keep checking fit.

To Shrink:

Spray with water to get slightly wet and put in dryer for less than 5 minutes, keep checking fit to head.  (Will add to a more felted look).

Thank you, take care and enjoy.

Collecting Your Dog's Undercoat Hair Fibers to Make into Yarn

Start by collecting yours or a friends dogs' undercoat, Fiber in the Spring Season as she/he begins the shedding process.

Process:

1st step:   Wash the dog clean all over.

2nd step: 
  When dog is dry all the way through....

3rd step:
   Over the next week brush out the clean under coat shedding out(That "wool" like hair coming up through the guard hairs-you can pluck out with your fingers.)

4th step: 
  Save fiber collected in a basket or paper bag.  (not wet, or felted.)  Need about, at least 3 ounces saved to combine with sheep wool to make into enough yarn to make a warm wool hat.

5th step: 
 Find Hand spinner or Do yourself by blending wool(fiber) and the dog: (clean undercoat) together and spin into finished Yarn. 

(I charge $7.00 per ounce finished yarn, with dog50%+sheep50% mixed.  503-537-0733 Please leave a message with contact info.)  Thank you.

How to Make A CD Top Spindle for Handspinning Fiber into Yarn

A Drop Spindle is a spinning wheel used to spin fibers into handspun yarn.
  Process....................................................................

1st Step:
Gather Materials:  9 1/2 inch long dowel,  2 CD's,  Glue gun/glue sticks, Cup holder Hook,  1 foot long piece of yarn.

2nd step:
Screw the cup holder hook in the top of the dowel.

3rd step:
Place the 2 CD's Together from the top of  dowel about 1 inch down from the bottom of the hook and glue-gun....Fill in the space between the dowel and the CD's center hole.

4th step:
Hold in place and let glue dry/set.

5th step:
Take the yarn and tie it under the CD's, loop it around 2-3 times, then up on top to the cup holder hook and wrap around hook 2 times.  This is your lead line to attach fiber to.

6th step:
Find someone who knows how to spin or watch a how to spin video.  Enjoy.

Any ?'s Contact handspunhats@gmail.com

 or call 503-537-0733 & leave a message.

 Thank you,

Angela Jane (Hand spinner and Spindle maker)