Comments on: EcoKnits – Soap nuts for Wool. http://www.ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/ecoknits-soap-nuts-for-wool/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Indiebird http://www.ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/ecoknits-soap-nuts-for-wool/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Indiebird Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:16:25 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=39#comment-12 I will do and let you know the results! I will do and let you know the results!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/ecoknits-soap-nuts-for-wool/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Sarah Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:23:26 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=39#comment-11 Hmm, I was thinking about the woolens you can put in the machine more than hand washing. I reckon you could swish the soap nut solution (and dirt) out in a bowl/sink of warm water and that'd get enough of the saponin out. Seeing as I don't take my soap nuts out of my washing machine through the rinse cycle, there's no reason to rinse it much. Give it a try and let me know what happens? Hmm, I was thinking about the woolens you can put in the machine more than hand washing. I reckon you could swish the soap nut solution (and dirt) out in a bowl/sink of warm water and that’d get enough of the saponin out.

Seeing as I don’t take my soap nuts out of my washing machine through the rinse cycle, there’s no reason to rinse it much.

Give it a try and let me know what happens?

]]> By: Indiebird http://www.ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/ecoknits-soap-nuts-for-wool/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Indiebird Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:16:40 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=39#comment-10 Hiya Sarah, Do you reckon that you would need to rinse them out? The reason I ask is that I've seen some adverts for wool wash that doesn't need rinsing, and sometimes it is that rinsing and wringing out that can felt or bobble lovely knits too. Not sure how natural this wool wash is (and do you think I can remeber the name > find a link to it now!!??) and am sure that soapnuts would be a better bet for woolies in general. Hiya Sarah,
Do you reckon that you would need to rinse them out? The reason I ask is that I’ve seen some adverts for wool wash that doesn’t need rinsing, and sometimes it is that rinsing and wringing out that can felt or bobble lovely knits too. Not sure how natural this wool wash is (and do you think I can remeber the name > find a link to it now!!??) and am sure that soapnuts would be a better bet for woolies in general.

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