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Felting(fulling) in a front-loading washer? Gerald & Donna McIntosh 01-27-2008
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Posted by Mary Fisher on January 28, 2008, 3:44 pm

> Okay, I'll bite...what is a mangle?
>
> I've been doing some research on felting in front-loaders and so far I
> haven't seen any methods I'm 100% comfortable with. My washer doesn't
> allow me to open the door in the middle of the cycle so I'm a little
> nervous about having so little control over it. Then again, I'm making
> slippers which are pretty small and I know small items take longer to
> felt. I probably shouldn't put them into the sanitary cycle (2 1/2 hours
> in 140 degree water!) though ;)
>
> LauraJ

A sanitary cycle?

What do you wash in that???

I'm not sure that I want to know though ...

Mary



Posted by Laura J on January 29, 2008, 2:00 pm

>
>> Okay, I'll bite...what is a mangle?
>>
>> I've been doing some research on felting in front-loaders and so far I
>> haven't seen any methods I'm 100% comfortable with. My washer doesn't
>> allow me to open the door in the middle of the cycle so I'm a little
>> nervous about having so little control over it. Then again, I'm making
>> slippers which are pretty small and I know small items take longer to
>> felt. I probably shouldn't put them into the sanitary cycle (2 1/2 hours
>> in 140 degree water!) though ;)
>>
>> LauraJ
>
> A sanitary cycle?
>
> What do you wash in that???
>
> I'm not sure that I want to know though ...
>
> Mary
>

We use it for diapers. But I know a couple of nurses who use it for their
scrubs. It's also nice for people in construction or other dirty/dusty
trades.

LauraJ


Posted by hesira on January 28, 2008, 6:53 pm

> Oops, sorry - forgot the link!http://tinyurl.com/ypvrvw
> --
> Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light

Looks like a wringer.

Hesira

Posted by Bernadette on January 28, 2008, 7:34 pm
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:53:41 -0800, hesira wrote:

>
>> Oops, sorry - forgot the link!http://tinyurl.com/ypvrvw --
>> Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light
>
> Looks like a wringer.
>
> Hesira

Yep! Same thing, different name. In the UK it was called a mangle and in
the US a wringer. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangle_(machine)
--
Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light

Posted by Mary Fisher on January 29, 2008, 4:23 am

> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:53:41 -0800, hesira wrote:
>
>>
>>> Oops, sorry - forgot the link!http://tinyurl.com/ypvrvw --
>>> Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light
>>
>> Looks like a wringer.
>>
>> Hesira
>
> Yep! Same thing, different name. In the UK it was called a mangle and in
> the US a wringer. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangle_(machine)

I don't care what Wiki says, it was known as both in my youth - when we used
them. I've lived all my life in England. If there was a difference it was
that the mangle was a large, solid cast iron frame holding two huge wooden
rollers with gearing and a device to increase or decrease the pressure. It
was used over a dolly tub. The wringer was a smaller machine with rubber
rollers and without the majestic gears and enormous handle.

We still have a very small wringer, intended for use on a draining board and
not very efficient. I used it when manking beeswax foundation but that's
another story.

Mary
> --
> Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light



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