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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

A new toy--The Laundry Alternative Spin Dryer




One of my instructors at the KY Sheep and Fiber Festival told me about this wonderful invention!! It's been wonderful for drying my Alpaca fiber (and for my clothes when my dryer died)
Here is the weblink: http://www.laundry-alternative.com/products/Spin_Dryer.html

This little spin dryer is energy efficient,,, electric,, no heat involved. Weight is 22 lbs and does 3200 rpm to spin dry clothing. It's about the size of a standard kitchen trash can. Once I soak my alpaca fiber in cold water/Dawn detergent.. I rinse it ,, and place it in this litte gem. For those that work w/wool, alpaca, etc.. we all know with heat and agitation,, your fiber "felts" into one big mess. When this happens you sit and cry over the loss of not only a beautiful fleece,, but the loss of potential money!! You just place the fleece in this spin dryer,, place a bowl under the spout. In TWO minutes,, you have a totally dry and fluffy fleece. To compare.. before purchasing this $120 wonder,, I would spread this fleece on a drying table for 3-4 days. From what I am told several college students and RV campers purchase these. As you can see from their website,,, the price has increased,,, and there is a waiting list.** The top picture is the final fluffy dry alpaca fleece after 2 minutes in this spin dryer