Quick Way To Wick Fleece

[Hank288]

I got a new fleece for the girls the other day from primark and am going to sew it into liners for them. I was dreading wicking the fleece as the last one took 6 washes at 90 degrees.
So what I decided to do was put fleece in the bottom of the machine while I did my other pig washing as 2 extra washes wouldn't do it any harm. So fleece in bottom, horse washbag with dirty stuff put on top in machine. Then did my normal 2 loads from the cleaning and left the fleece in the bottom. Washed with Asda non-bio baby wash powder on 50 degrees. Only washed it twice and it is already wicked.
Couldn't believe it. Just thought this tip might help anyone who is struggling to wick their fleeces.

 

[Mhairi]

What does wicking mean? Apologies for the daft question, I've only just recently got my guinea pigs. I'm changing over to fleece in the next week so am intrigued!

 

[VickiA]

What does wicking mean? Apologies for the daft question, I've only just recently got my guinea pigs. I'm changing over to fleece in the next week so am intrigued!

wicking means encouraging liquid to draw through the fabric, to the absorbent layer underneath, while leaving the top layer dry. If the fleece doesn't wick then the piggies end up sitting in little puddles of pee.

 

[Hank288]

What does wicking mean? Apologies for the daft question, I've only just recently got my guinea pigs. I'm changing over to fleece in the next week so am intrigued!

No problems at all and not a daft question, I had problems when I first switched over to fleece. Wicking means taking the waterproof layer out of a fleece. When you first buy a fleece if you put water on it, it will sit in a puddle on the top. Wicking means that the water will go straight through. This then ensures that the guinea pig wee goes through to the absorbent layer below, keeping your pigs nice and dry.

 

[sport_billy]

@Hank288 Nice tip!

 

[Mhairi]

Thank you for that!

 

[PoptartShop]

Good to know!

 

[Kylie80]

Thanks for the tip