#oldways — Public Fediverse posts

Ooooh... Watched #VictorianFarm on the new 1080 TV. I could even read the text of the books! Wow! Very impressed!

#SolarPunkSunday #OldWays #NewTech

5 Clever Ways to Use Lanolin At Home

April 28, 2023

"As we may all know, lanolin is commonly used in skincare products due to its ability to moisturize and protect the skin. However, it has many other uses around the home that you may not have known and considered.

It is a versatile and useful substance that can be used in many ways around the home. From leather conditioner to lip balm, lanolin is a natural and effective ingredient that can help you to care for and protect your belongings.

Let's explore some clever ways to use lanolin at home."

https://www.nznaturally.nz/blogs/news/5-clever-ways-to-use-lanolin-at-home

#SolarPunkSunday #OldWays #NoChemicals #AnimalProducts #TraditionalArts #TraditionalTechnology #DIYCleaners #HomeProduct #Waterproofing #NoPFAS #NoChemicals #LeatherConditioning #WoodPolish #RustPrevention #LipBalm

#EdwardianFarm - Extracting Lanolin from Sheep's Wool

"In this clip from Edwardian Farm, Ruth Goodman extracts lanolin from sheep's wool.

Lanolin, also called wool wax or wool grease, is a yellow waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. Most lanolin used by humans comes from domestic sheep breeds that are raised specifically for their wool. Lanolin primarily consists of sterol esters. Its waterproofing property aids sheep in shedding water from their coats. Certain breeds of sheep produce large amounts of lanolin.

Lanolin and its many derivatives are used extensively in products designed for the protection, treatment and beautification of human skin.

Crude lanolin constitutes about 5–25% of the weight of freshly shorn wool. The wool from one Merino sheep will produce about 250–300 ml of recoverable wool grease. Lanolin is extracted by washing the wool in hot water with a special wool scouring detergent to remove dirt, wool grease (crude lanolin), suint (sweat salts), and anything else stuck to the wool. The wool grease is continuously removed during this washing process by centrifugal separators, which concentrate it into a wax-like substance melting at approximately 38 °C (100 °F)."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2pEIsyWD-Y

#SolarPunkSunday #AnimalProducts #Lanolin #TraditionalTechnology #NaturalWaterproofing #Waterproofing #NoChemicals #NoPFAS #OldWays

@pascaline This kind of breakthrough gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, we can achieve the #StabilizedWorld scenario -- but using #AncientTechnology combined with what we know now!

#LtG #SolarPunkSunday #RomanConcrete #TraditionalKnowledge #AncientKnowledge #OldWays

The path is both one and many, as the trunk of a tree spreads out into numerous branches that stretch in all directions, so that one may follow the lore into countless byways and alleys ripe with mysteries.
#paganism #pagan #norsepagan #ancestors #oldgods #druid #heathen #oldways #writer #writing #odin #freya #frigg

🧵 2- So, Happy Waiting for Spring (this is what #Latvians call this Cross-quarter, unlike the British #Imbolc, which sees #spring already arriving!) for all of us in still cold places 🙂 for those of you actually seeing spring, Happier still! ( and Welcome/Waiting For Autumn for those on the other side of the world 🙂
#OldWays #AncientRhythms #SeasonalRhythms #nature #sunset #Saule

Joyous Là Fhèill Brìghde/Imbolc/etc. Hail to She of Many Talents, The Ever Flame, Exalted One. Thank you for the blessings of your healing cloak. Blessings to all who celebrate her day.

#imbolc #imbolg #brighid #brighidsday #brighidiscome #bride #brighde #stbrighid #Pagan #pagans #pagansofmastadon #gael #celt #celticpagan #IrishPagan #witch #witchy #witchesofmastodon #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #polytheistic #oldways #spring #folkhistory #saintsday #saintbrighid

What’s your favourite ancient monument?
Here’s my local stone circle at Stanton Drew (in Somerset).
There are 3 circles + other features that combine to make it the 3rd largest complex of standing stones in England.
In the garden of the village pub - the Druid’s Arms - is a collapsed burial chamber that predates the stone circles.
Worth stopping for a pint 🍻
#standingstonesunday #stonecircle #megalithic #ancientbritain #prehistory #archaeology #stantondrew #somerset #pagan #oldways #🍻 #🗿