Premier lambs wool - 3/8oz (10 grams)

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It features a foam, natural or man made fibre sleeve that slips over a cylindrical metal frame or cage and is held in position by 2 end caps that in turn rotate around a bar fixed to a handle. The operator holds the handle, dips the sleeve in paint covering it and then enables them to roll the paint off of the sleeve on to the wall. As the pile or nap is often fairly long they are also great to use on rougher surfaces such as textured or masonry. Although they give a great finish they do tend to be rather expensive! One of the main problems with roller sleeves is that they often loose fibres when they are brand new. These fibres then end up on your wall ruining the finish. They take dye extremely well and both sheep’s wool or hair from alpacas offer a wide range of natural colors that require no additional dyeing. Cashmere is expensive relative to other wools because the annual supply is so small. Lambswool and merino wool - sheep

Very popular type of paint roller sleeve and a great choice for both DIY’ers and tradesmen alike and are pretty much the go-to solution today. Although not exactly a paint roller, they do kind of work in a similar way hence the reason we are mentioning them. A good tip to avoid transferring loose fibres from a roller sleeve onto your walls is to dab the sleeve with some masking tape before you dip it into your paint, this will pull off any loose fibres. Cheap Roller Sleeves Synthetic fibre rollers are broken in to 2 categories, either knit or woven. Knit fibre rollers are generally best for flat finishes such as matt, where as woven are great for gloss water-based finishes. Despite how easy they can make life, sometimes there is a lot of confusion over the best roller to use in any given situation, so in this guide we run through the types of roller and their uses.. What is a Paint Roller?

Lambswool Recipe

The finest and softest sheep’s wool is Merino which comes from the Merino sheep. It is the most popular breed of sheep used for clothing and produces the most luxurious wool, famous for its fine staples at about 20-25 microns in diameter (superfine merino can sometimes be down to 17 microns) and a soft hand feel. It has excellent drape due to its long staples at approximately 4.5 inches. The sheep originates from Spain, but nowadays about 80% of all Merino comes from Australia. Synthetic Fibre Roller Sleeves: Ideal for oil based paints such as gloss and for painting flat surfaces such as a flush door The pile, or nap of a paint roller can be made of materials from 2 different sources that are either wool/natural fibres or man made fibre. As a very rough guide, generally speaking, the rougher the surface of the wall the longer the hair on the sleeve you will need. The obvious choice of wool for affordable, high quality knitwear in today's active, modern life is 100% merino."

Despite the fact you may be tempted to save a few quid and go with the cheap option, don’t! If you are looking for a good finish for your painted surfaces then in most cases you won’t get it with these sleeves. Foam roller sleeves are ideal for use with water-based paints and other similar thinner paints. As the natural pours that appear in the surface of foam are extremely fine they produce a very flat and even finish with minimal roller marks.They are also often used for painting timber and fine furniture in paint, varnish, oil and a whole host of other finishes, depending on the type and material of the sleeve.

Although most different roller sleeves fall under the umbrella of either synthetic or natural as each is either made from a synthetic or natural material, we have mentioned them here so that we can give a general overview of what type of painting each is suited for.For this reason it’s important that we also take a look at the different types of roller frame that are available, these are as follows: Although from a distance the finish may look good, up-close this isn’t the case as you are often left with many roller marks in the paint. Generally available in medium pile. Likewise if you have a smaller, more delicate surface to cover, such as a skirting board, a smaller width roller would be much more suited to this.