TO STRAIGHTEN USED WOOL.
After a garment, has been undone, for the. wool to lio used for another purpose, tho- wool is found to lie " curled " and consequently diflicult to knit. The best way to straighten (he wool again is to wind it round a stiff piece of cardboard, about. 12m. square. Secure the wi.mil and immerse tlio cardboard in hot, soapy water. Wash thoroughly, then rinse and hang out to dry. When dry the \Wool will be ready for rc-wiuding, all the wrinkles wdl have disappeared, ami it will knit up like new wool.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21153, 9 April 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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95TO STRAIGHTEN USED WOOL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21153, 9 April 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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