Getting wool clean

NCERA 214 met in San Angelo in 2026. The industry tour included Bollman Industries. Bollman is one of the few remaining wool scouring plants in the US. A scouring plant removes debris and lanolin from wool.

Bales of raw wool

Niki and Dahlia, my travel buddies

Wool washing (video)

Clean wool

Extracting wool grease

Lanolin

Weighing clean bale of wool

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Post created 09 May 2026

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