The Best Tips For Washing Woolen Clothes

If you’ve washed woolen clothes without knowing what you were doing, you probably know what’s happening. Today we would like to give you the tools to keep your woolen clothes in perfect condition. With these simple tips you will have no problem keeping them clean and in perfect condition.

Woolen clothes

Wool is the perfect choice for cold days because of its insulating properties. It keeps you at a constant warm temperature without humidity. However, this natural fiber is delicate and absorbent, so you need to learn how to handle and wash it properly.

If you do this wrong, washing woolen garments will cause them to shrink and lose their shape. If you want to maintain quality, comfort and softness, read these essential tips on how to properly care for woolen clothes.

Tips for washing woolen clothes

1. Look at the label

Firstly, when washing your garments – whether wool or other fabrics – you should always consider the manufacturer’s label. There you will find the information you need to wash them properly. You will also learn more about the quality of the fabric.

When it comes to woolen garments, treatment is essential, as not all garments require the same treatment. Some garments need to be dry cleaned while others need to be hand washed. There are also some that you can wash in the machine.

2. Use the correct setting on the washing machine

Can you wash woolen clothes in a washing machine? Yes, that’s possible. However, you should pay attention to the program you choose. Otherwise you will ruin the clothes.

Some automatic washing machines have a program only for woolen clothes. If yours doesn’t have one, choose a suitable program, for example ‘delicate’ or ‘hand wash’.

In any case, make sure the cycle you select uses cold water and runs at low rpm. Warm water will shrink your clothes. We also recommend soaking your woolen clothes in cold water for half an hour before washing. This also prevents shrinkage.

Place the garment in a laundry bag first and then in the washing machine. This prevents it from getting caught on other clothes or damaged by other types of fabric. This is optional, but highly recommended.

3. Let woolen clothes dry well

To dry woolen clothes, you need to remove the excess water. This prevents the garment from getting out of shape. When drying a woolen garment, lay it flat. If you hang it up, the weight of the water left in the clothes will stretch and lose its shape.

Never use a tumble dryer on woolen garments as this will ruin them. The heat will shrink the garment, even if you followed every other step closely.

You can also wrap it in a towel to remove some of the moisture before drying. Place the woolen garment on a dry towel and roll them up together. Squeeze out as much of the excess water as possible, then lay the garment horizontally on a drying rack.

4. A few more general tips

Whether you are going to wash woolen garments by hand or in the machine, there are some general instructions to follow:

• First, wash clothes only when needed, not every time you wear them. Wash wool less often than your other garments.
• Turn it inside out before washing.
• If you use a washing machine, choose the mildest washing program. If you wash the clothes by hand, don’t scrub too hard.

• Always choose a mild, liquid detergent.
• If you just want to remove the bad smell from your garment, you can air it out or let it soak without other garments.
• If, despite all your care, the clothes seem to shrink after washing, gently stretch the garments while they are still wet.
• Always choose hand wash if you have to wash a delicate knit.