Yesterday, I had a go at making my own wool wash from a recipe I came across on Ravelry, and I must say, I'm rather pleased with how it turned out.
If you want to make some yourself, but don't have access to Ravelry, here's what you do:
4 cups soap flakes , 4 cups boiling water, 1 cup methylated spirits, 1 Tablespoon of Eucalyptus essential oil, or an essential oil of your choice. Lavender or Orange would also work nicely.
The utensils:
Large mixing bowl, Hand Held Stick Blender and a Large glass preserving jar
Firstly, put the soap flakes and boiling water into the large mixing bowl and mix well with the stick blender
Next, add the methylated spirits and essential oil and again, mix well with the stick blender.
Pour the mixture into the large preserving jar.
When you first pour it, it'll look like this:
and then, once it starts to settle, it'll look like this:
Leave the jar overnight and it will set to a firm jelly. Voila! It's done!
It smells all nice and eucalyptusy although I can also smell the methylated spirits quite strongly, but this seems to go once it's added to warm water. I think next time, I may use half the quantity of meths and up the quantity of essential oil to balance out the smell. Apart from that, I'm very happy with it.
To use, rub a small amount into stains or disolve 1 tablespoon of wool wash in warm water. Swish or soak the garment in warm water and then rinse well.
2 Comments:
Yummm...delicious. I'll have mine with a dash of lemon juice and an olive, please.
That looks awesome! I love making homemade cleaners and sudsy things. :)
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