Stain treatment - flaxseed oil soap

When doing laundry this week-end, I found a few clothes pieces that did not come out as nice and clean as I wished for.

These clothes had been in the laundry bag for quite some time, so the spots had dried thoroughly. I did not treat any of the spots in advance, they just went in the washing machine, 40 degrees Celsius.

 

I put flaxseed oil soap on the spots on the wet  garments and let them rest while I had dinner with the family. Afterwards, I put them in the washing machine again, 40 degrees Celsius.

 

The results:

 

The blood stain is almost gone!

 

The neckline looks better!

 

 

The corn stain is still there...

 

The deodorant stain is not as pronounced.

Felted wool mittens

I have just made my first felted wool mittens!

I thought these would be perfect for when I bike to work during the cold months.

The pattern and yarn is from a local needlework and wool shop, Fingerfärda  The yarn is by Ullcentrum, a company that sells local sheep wool that would otherwise have gone to waste.

Since the mittens are knitted with large needles they are very quick to knit.

Before they are felted they are huge. I put plastic bags inside the mittens and thumbs to keep them from felting together.

 I used flaxseed oil soap to prepare the mittens then put them in the washing machine together with some red bath towels, and washed them in 40 degrees Celsius.

 When the mittens had dried I used some wool embroidery thread and stitched some stars.

There is only one problem…

Lovely, warm, mittens for the kids!