Anne, The damp cloth and daubing is what I use for spots.
The water in the mix for sweeping the hair will keep the static electricity fuzzing at bay and pick up the hairs.
It's like dampening our hair for styling too. Here in the dry climate, dry brushing is an instant static fuzz job. So I dampen, brush and then braid my hair. Am thinking, with wool being hair, that they will act a lot alike. Probably why the steamers release a lot of stuff. Kill the charge without touching the fabric.
Of course on a light color fabric with a lot of red iron content dust, dampening and not getting all the dust off ( like washing) will permanently redden the fabric with the rust staining. I actually have a few pink tinged once white t-shirts from just sweating in them after getting dusty.
I think the dry climate here is why the fabrics act so differently. I run a whole house humidifier to keep inside air above 25% RH and not get static electricity shocked all the time. Just walking across the room on carpet with rubber sole shoes and touching a door knob will give you a jolt at times without the humidification. 
Wool and hair gets pretty brittle when this dry as well. The idea of hair cream rinse in the rinse for wool runs through my mind..... Hmmm
Last edited by tundramanq; 1st November 12 at 04:23 AM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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