Roadmap: wool pants lanolising
You need to lanolise a wool overpants about every two to six weeks to keep the wool water-repellent. This sounds complicated, but is actually quite easy. All you need to do is make a bath with lanolin and soak the pants in it. We explain to you step by step how it works.
Tools
- ½ teaspoon pure lanolin(1 to 4 grams, depending on the size of the wool pants)
- few drops of baby shampoo(if you don't have this in the house, eco-detergent can also be used)
- cup of boiling water
- bucket or bowl with lukewarm water(approx. 2 litres)
Instructions
- Put the lanolin and a few drops of baby shampoo in a cup of boiling water.
- Stir just until everything is well mixed and it looks like milk. The idea is that no more fat droplets should be visible.
- Fill a bucket or bowl with about 2 litres of lukewarm water and add the emulsion from the cup. Mix gently.
- Turn the pants inside out and put them in the bucket/bowl. The aim is to completely submerge the pants. You may want to put another plate or mug on top to keep it well submerged.
- Soak the overpants for at least three and at most 12 hours.
- When you take the overpants out, squeeze out the water. A trick so the wool dries faster: lay the overpants on a towel, roll up the towel and walk with your feet on it (see photos). Then let the wool dry lying down as usual.