Looking after Your Wool

The sad feeling when you come home and are confronted with a new wool jumper in small teddy bear size is something that is a shock and a in no way a positive - even if we love our teddy very much. Woollen jumpers and clothing for that matter has a tendency to get right out o shape and end up unusable. So, how do you stop your wool turning into a bin liner?

Wash?

Wool doesn't necessarily need that much washing and unlike other manmade materials and cotton does not need cleaning often. In fact, just airing out items can really give them a new lease of life and ensure they are smelling great again. If you do need to clean your wool, try and give it a spot cleaning. This allows you to protect the clothing and prevents wool items from being damaged by detergents. This will mean more wear, with just a little better care.

Water

If you do have to wash wool, use cold water as warm water can shrink your wool items and cause it to become unusable. Manchester deals sites have some great woollen clothing options now and again.

Spot Clean

If you must clean you wool, try and not to make your Merino with some hard soap, or detergent. Try and rid as much of a stain through brushing and the use of cold water. Then when the wool is clean, then just air it and it should be perfect. Wool cleans itself through airing and the results are surprising.

Detergent

If you must purchase detergent, use a wool friendly cleaner. There are plenty of these sorts of cleaners out there and lessen the damage to the clothing. Hand soap, or baby soap are also great for cleaning wool and are light enough not to cause damage to the fibres. Mix them with lavender oil, which is also great for woollen garments. Use as little soap as possible in such a case to limit the damage to the wool

Wash

One important thing! Never rub wool against other wool as you are sure to damage the fibres and felt the item. Avoid the other factors mentioned before - heat, detergent and agitation. You should then have your jumper forever, without any problems.

Washing Machine

It is possible to place a woollen jumper in a washing machine, though the risk is always there that you will destroy it and have to look through another Internet deals site for another one to replace it.

If you must wash it in the machine. Then allow the drum to fill, but make sure it is cold water. Mix in the soap and put the wool in the drum and let the drum spin it for a while. Then turn off the machine and spin the jumper a few times and let it refill and rinse. This often however is more trouble than just cleaning by hand and also places the wool under risk.

Drying

When you have to dry the wool, place it flat on a towel in the shape it should be in and let it dry. Beforehand, squeeze the jumper dry in a not to rough manner. After this is done, leave it to dry flat and it should be clean and ready to wear.

Keeping wools from getting damaged is a delicate process that ironically revolves around you have to not really look after them at all. By cleaning your wool seldom, allowing it plenty of air and spot cleaning with light detergents or none at all you should manage to increase its lifespan. Fortunately, this is also good for the environment and great for keeping wool in good shape. Following the above tips should mean you have clothing that lasts, for the long term.

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