I just bought some wool camo, how do you wash it without dry cleaning it?
I just have a couple pieces of wool. I wash it in cold water and lay it on a bed to dry. It may have shrunk a bit, but not bad.
That's just my experiences, though. Don't blame me if you get a baby sweater.
That's just my experiences, though. Don't blame me if you get a baby sweater.
I'm a tall guy and I'm not wanting some wool nickers.
Really your options with wool are dry clean, cold water wash and hang/flat dry, or spot clean.
My wool sweaters and such always shrink in length when I hand washed them and layed flat, so I have given up on that all together. I don't own any wool garments anymore aside from outwear that I basically never wash (see below), or merino/SmartWool socks that don't really suffer from the shrinkage problem.
I would give a general wipe-down on the garment with a diluted Woolite solution and spot clean any evident stains. Spot clean meaning I simply use a bit more solution in that area until the spot cleaned up.
My wool sweaters and such always shrink in length when I hand washed them and layed flat, so I have given up on that all together. I don't own any wool garments anymore aside from outwear that I basically never wash (see below), or merino/SmartWool socks that don't really suffer from the shrinkage problem.
I would give a general wipe-down on the garment with a diluted Woolite solution and spot clean any evident stains. Spot clean meaning I simply use a bit more solution in that area until the spot cleaned up.
I suggest putting it in the dryer... with a couple of Mountain Fresh dryer sheets, to truly give you that "outdoor fresh" experience! Deer will feel right at home in your scent trail!
I put my favorite wool sweater with wind breaker in it on the first weekend of bow season and it did not go down my arms or cover my stomach....dang it. Ordered a new one and luckily they were on sale. I have washed mine many times in cold and they r fine but do not put them in the dryer. I just hang mine over a chair on the back porch and let them air dry. I don't know if I accidentally dried mine or my wife did but it is ruined.
