| Many of you ask about how wool is made into a superwash. Thanks to the Brown Sheep Co. for the following information:
Yarn that is treated with special processing so that it can be washed in the washing machine has become increasingly popular. A washable yarn can be created in two different ways. One way is to take the fiber through an acid bath that will eat the edges off of the scales that are found microscopically on the wool fiber. The other method, used by Brown Sheep, puts a polymer coating on the scales so that scales will not catch onto each other. Because of this coating, this yarn has a different hand. It feels "smoother" or "slicker" and we do not recommend lapping the joining of one skein to another, but knotting the joint instead. If the one skein is joined to another in the normal lapping fashion, your join may come apart in the wash.
A garment crafted from this product can safely be washed in the wash machine on the gentle cycle. Lay flat to dry rather than throwing the garment in the dryer.
A natural fiber shampoo should be used to help keep your natural fiber garment vibrant and rich.
(Brown Sheep produces Lamb's Pride Superwash and recommends the use of their Top of the Lamb Shampoo).
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