Sheep's Wool Prep

[js5972]

I thought I would try using sheeps wool for an applicator in certain circumstances, but I can't figure out how to prep it so I won't get little hairs all over my project. I have trimmed the nap down to 3/16 to 1/4 inch, washed, rinsed and air dried. Still sheds. Did I just get some crappy stuff?

Some advice please, or should I just go back to sponges...?

[pete]

You are probably getting it from the loose hair along the edges. When I cut a piece I cut it from the back, NOT the hair side! Use sissors and not a trim knife. Turn over and cut across the top as though you were giving someone a flat top haircut. THEN.... turn over and from the back, cut the EDGES OF THE HAIR towards the center of the scrap as though you were trying to make a pyramid shape. Hard to explain but you want to get the very edges of the hair as they are what's getting on your project. Don't bother washing and drying the scrap unless its really dirty yo begin with.

pete