How do I clean my shearling (lamb’s wool) purse?

I have an UGG shearling purse from last season I was thinking of using for a bit. IT is made of sheep’s wool and I think suede, and it’s brown. How do I clean it and make it new and ready for this season?
Here’s a picture of something similar:
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Beat the Winter Chills in Classic Wool Style

Whichever hemisphere of the world you live in, you are never more than six months away from a sharp drop in temperature as the cold season approaches. Every year you dread the icy chills, and hope the cold days will pass quickly. Why not make some simple changes this year to make you feel warm [...]

Question about spinning wool: way to get it softer?

I bought a fleece a little while ago; I cleaned it, carded it, and now am working on spinning it. However, I’m having problems with the wool being really scratchy. I’ve tried spinning pre-cleaned and carded wool before and that was scratchy too.
I’m not sure what kind of sheep it was. (I forgot the breed: [...]

Can raw wool be sent to an individual in the US directly from a sheep farm in Ireland? To spin/dye/weave.?

A sheep farmer has offered to send about 40# directly to me after his sheep are sheared in June or July. It would in “fresh off the sheep” condition. Will the US allow this? We want to stay legal. This is not for sale-just personal use for fiber art.

Wool chief says record speaks for itself

Wool chief says record speaks for itself
THE head of Australia’s peak wool and research body that has invested more than $25 million in flystrike prevention alternatives has suggested that behind the calls of concern about supply of non-mulesed wool United States retailers are defending themselves against animal rights activists.
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Is wool the only fiber that will “wet” felt? Or do other available knitting fibers felt also?

A friend of mine is going on vacation to Peru & I want her to bring me some yarn back with her. I know they do a lot of felting in South America, but didn’t know if they used sheep wool, or if llama & alpaca fibers felt as well. I only do wet-felting. Thanks [...]

How do you clean rare wool?

I have sheep and a lot of rare wool, I would like to clean it and spin it into yarn.

Could I use my own lamb’s wool for padding in pointe shoes?

I own a sheep farm, and I was wondering if I could use the lamb’s wool I have at home to pad my pointe shoes. If I wash and card it (making it soft and cushy, not matted and stiff), would this be safe? Or do I have to buy wool from a dance supply [...]

how do I make cards to clean freshly shorn sheep’s wool?

we want to start producing products knitted by hand. We have available raw sheeps wool recently shorn. We have been told we need to card it, then spin it. Where can we get, or make, the equipment necessary to produce the yarn with which to knit.

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