Episode 212 | Superwash Wool Part 2 w/ Cliff Cox

Cliff Cox is the Plant Manager at Chargeurs, a multi-national company with a plant in South Carolina that produces superwash and non-superwash wool sliver (combed and carded top). In this two-part series we will use the conversation with Cliff to dive into the deep mysteries of Superwash Wool and the ways it is made.

Interview Notes:

Review…..
  • The structure of wool and wool scales up close
  • Why and how wool felts/shrinks (DFE)
  • Wool before and after the chlorine/Hercosett process
  • Wool before and after the Chlorination portion
  • Chargeurs, where Cliff work
NEW Notes….

I want to thank Cliff Cox and Chargeurs for talking to me in such candid detail about how they run their plant.

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This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

I’ll see you again in 2 weeks when we have a chat with designer, author, and publisher, Hunter Hammersen.

 

Episode 211 | Superwash Wool Part 1 w/ Cliff Cox

Cliff Cox is the Plant Manager at Chargeurs, a multi-national company with a plant in South Carolina that produces superwash and non-superwash wool sliver (combed and carded top). In this two-part series we will use the conversation with Cliff to dive into the deep mysteries of Superwash Wool and the ways it is made.

Interview Notes:

I want to thank Cliff Cox and Chargeurs for talking to me in such candid detail about how they run their plant. And to Anastasia Williams, our guest in episode 209, for the conversation that sparked the urgent need to get this episode out there.

You can follow me in all my making at Miriam Felton Knit Designs on Facebook, and on Twitter or Instagram. Thank you so much to the patrons who keep this podcast paid for.  You can join the Patreon at patreon.com/miriamfelton

If you can’t support the podcast with real moneys, you can rate and review it in iTunesStitcherGoogle PlayFacebook, or wherever, or share the podcast with your fiber-loving friends.

If this podcast helped you understand something new, or gave you a deeper insight, I would really appreciate it if you could support me with rating, reviewing, or even buy me a coffee. You can do the coffee thing at ko-fi.com/miriamfelton.

You can follow the podcast on social media via FacebookTwitter, or Instagram.

This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

Join me next week for Part 2…..

 

Episode 209 | Anastasia Williams & Natural Dyeing

Anastasia Williams is the owner and dyer behind Garden Wool & Dye, a business focused on sustainable wool in naturally dyed colors. She grows, forages, and liberates the majority of her dyestuffs. She’s based in Elk Point, South Dakota.

Interview Notes:

If you’d like to hear the segment with Deb Robson when we talk about shearing, you can join the patreon at any level to get access to that content. Just go to patreon.com/miriamfelton. And don’t forget to take advantage of that 20% off code from Anastasia using the code yarnstories.

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Thank you so much for listening! See you again in 2 weeks to talk about Medical Textiles with Alicia Ruthrauff.