How to Wash and Care for Your Wool Clothing

Wool clothes are great, especially during the colder months as they’ll keep you warm and comfortable. However, many people don’t know how to properly take care of their wool clothing in order to extend their life.

Read The Label

The first thing you need to do is read the label in order to find out if your wool garment was manufactured using wool that’s washable. There are some wool used to make clothes that have been treated so they can be cleaned in a washing machine safely. If your wool garment can be washed safely in a washing machine it will say so on the label. Read the label and follow the directions on how to care for it.

Washing Machine

If you do wash your wool clothing in a machine it’s best to wash them in cold water on a delicate cycle. Wool will always react to heat, and too much heat will make your wool garment shrink a lot. Another great idea to preserve the quality of your wool clothing is to wash them separate from your other clothes.

Air Dry

When it’s time to dry your wool garment you shouldn’t put it in the dryer, as the excessive heat will shrink it. The best way to dry your wool clothing is to simply hang them up under the sun in your backyard or a nice dry place in your home.

Hand Washing

Even better than washing your wool clothes in washing machines is to wash them by hand. Get some mild detergent or soap and use some cold or warm water to wash your wool garment by hand. You could also use baby shampoo instead of the soap or detergent. Continue to rinse the garment under the cold or warm water until all the sud disappear.

When you’re done hand washing squeeze out the excessive water cautiously instead of wringing it out. To get even more excess liquid out of your wool garment you can lay down a thick towel over the top of it to absorb more water.

Shopping for Wool Clothing

Finally, make sure when you go shopping for wool clothing you get the pieces with the most wool. Most quality wool clothes will have at least 30% wool in them. Clothes that are made with the most wool will last much longer than ones that are not.

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