Nap Raising with a Fuller's Teasel

Quick demonstration of a single teasel being used to raise the nap on a fulled cap. Note the difference between it and the wild teasels.

[josephwhittaker]

Thank you Sally! I've lived in Western Canada too long -- "Nap Raising with a Fuller's Teasel" had no more meaning than "Colourless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously". Now I can visit home once more unafraid of English sentences that are so imbued with english-ness as to reveal my secret wanderings in far off foreign places.

And I learned a new thing too. Bless you! Your the best!

[crowznest]

Short and sweet and wonderfully informative. Thank you!

[jemsix]

omg that was something that was lost in my memory until then. The first job I had when I left school in the early 80's was in a woolen mill making Onkaparinga blankets. We used teasel sticks on patches we repaired to fluff them back up again!

[oliverg]

Very cool! I found some teasel plants growing wild, I tested it and it does seem to work, although I would probably need several teasels as they sort of break apart over time as you do it. I want to use it to make the inside of my wool mittens soft. The teasels are spikey and hard when dried. I'm in Canada btw.

[Afterimagedan]

Any chance you know how to use teasel for dye? I've read it can make blue color but can't figure it out.

[GoodandBasic]

This is amazing! They weren't ever used for carding were they? I've heard that they were, but I remain skeptical JB

[E_LithaBeth]

I shall put my cat brush away and find a teasel. I would also love to find knitting instructions for one of those hats!