Wool Washing Workshop
Raw fleece fresh from the sheep contains lanolin, dirt, sweat salts (suint), and vegetable matter. Cleaning it properly ensures better dye uptake and a smoother spinning experience. But traditional scouring can be water and chemical intensive. In this workshop, we’ll use a low-impact method where all rinse water is saved and reused to water dye plants. Suint—sheep’s natural sweat—contains nitrogen and minerals, making it a mild fertilizer when diluted. By working clean but gently, we create a cycle where nothing is wasted. For the wool that we don’t dye but spin with, we will make use of the lanolin, keeping it in the wool to benefit the spinning process.
During this workshop you will learn how to clean raw wool in a way that’s gentle on the fibre, effective in removing unwanted smells and sand while still being respectful of our environment. Our goal is to prepare beautiful, clean wool for natural dyeing while using water mindfully—reusing it to nourish our dye garden.
During the workshop we will work with a wool washing station, specially designed for comfort and flow in cleaning the wool. Participants will work with wool expert, Pollyanna Moss, and hear the story of the sheep that the wool came from.
Date: 20th June
Duration: 2.5 hours (16:00-18:30)
Location: NOOF LAB, Eindhoven
Instructor: Pollyanna Moss
Materials: €10
Dinner: €14.70 (optional)
RSVP by purchasing a ticket to cover the material cost of the workshop
If you want to have dinner, you can choose the option of regular ticket with dinner. Dinner tickets are available to reserve till the 18th of June.
Dinner menu is provided by Community Square
Soup + Quiche (vegetarian, vegan & gluten free)
For questions: pollyanna@neworderofashion.com
This meet up is accessible to Dutch and English speakers, but if we don’t speak your language, there is always google translate!
Raw fleece fresh from the sheep contains lanolin, dirt, sweat salts (suint), and vegetable matter. Cleaning it properly ensures better dye uptake and a smoother spinning experience. But traditional scouring can be water and chemical intensive. In this workshop, we’ll use a low-impact method where all rinse water is saved and reused to water dye plants. Suint—sheep’s natural sweat—contains nitrogen and minerals, making it a mild fertilizer when diluted. By working clean but gently, we create a cycle where nothing is wasted. For the wool that we don’t dye but spin with, we will make use of the lanolin, keeping it in the wool to benefit the spinning process.
During this workshop you will learn how to clean raw wool in a way that’s gentle on the fibre, effective in removing unwanted smells and sand while still being respectful of our environment. Our goal is to prepare beautiful, clean wool for natural dyeing while using water mindfully—reusing it to nourish our dye garden.
During the workshop we will work with a wool washing station, specially designed for comfort and flow in cleaning the wool. Participants will work with wool expert, Pollyanna Moss, and hear the story of the sheep that the wool came from.
Date: 20th June
Duration: 2.5 hours (16:00-18:30)
Location: NOOF LAB, Eindhoven
Instructor: Pollyanna Moss
Materials: €10
Dinner: €14.70 (optional)
RSVP by purchasing a ticket to cover the material cost of the workshop
If you want to have dinner, you can choose the option of regular ticket with dinner. Dinner tickets are available to reserve till the 18th of June.
Dinner menu is provided by Community Square
Soup + Quiche (vegetarian, vegan & gluten free)
For questions: pollyanna@neworderofashion.com
This meet up is accessible to Dutch and English speakers, but if we don’t speak your language, there is always google translate!
Raw fleece fresh from the sheep contains lanolin, dirt, sweat salts (suint), and vegetable matter. Cleaning it properly ensures better dye uptake and a smoother spinning experience. But traditional scouring can be water and chemical intensive. In this workshop, we’ll use a low-impact method where all rinse water is saved and reused to water dye plants. Suint—sheep’s natural sweat—contains nitrogen and minerals, making it a mild fertilizer when diluted. By working clean but gently, we create a cycle where nothing is wasted. For the wool that we don’t dye but spin with, we will make use of the lanolin, keeping it in the wool to benefit the spinning process.
During this workshop you will learn how to clean raw wool in a way that’s gentle on the fibre, effective in removing unwanted smells and sand while still being respectful of our environment. Our goal is to prepare beautiful, clean wool for natural dyeing while using water mindfully—reusing it to nourish our dye garden.
During the workshop we will work with a wool washing station, specially designed for comfort and flow in cleaning the wool. Participants will work with wool expert, Pollyanna Moss, and hear the story of the sheep that the wool came from.
Date: 20th June
Duration: 2.5 hours (16:00-18:30)
Location: NOOF LAB, Eindhoven
Instructor: Pollyanna Moss
Materials: €10
Dinner: €14.70 (optional)
RSVP by purchasing a ticket to cover the material cost of the workshop
If you want to have dinner, you can choose the option of regular ticket with dinner. Dinner tickets are available to reserve till the 18th of June.
Dinner menu is provided by Community Square
Soup + Quiche (vegetarian, vegan & gluten free)
For questions: pollyanna@neworderofashion.com
This meet up is accessible to Dutch and English speakers, but if we don’t speak your language, there is always google translate!