tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post3276563029371129907..comments2024-03-07T01:00:28.990-08:00Comments on Ask The Bellwether: What makes my handspun yarn bloom?Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-49804356335935159042008-12-21T13:03:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:03:00.000-08:00Thank you for posting this. I soak my spun and pl...Thank you for posting this. I soak my spun and plied yarns for 30 minutes in very very hot water with some baby shampoo in it. Then a smoosh it around a bit, rinse, smooshing it some more. Dry it in a towel. I snap the skein several times, sometimes slapping it against the bathtub. I know that the resulting yarn is soft and lovely, a far cry from how they felt in the unwashed state. But I havePeg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.com