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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 16:26:51 GMT
I will start off by admitting I am far from a domestic guru. The whole cooking, cleaning, laundry thing eludes me.
How do you all go about washing your wool blankets? I have a wool square cooler I would like to sell, but want to wash it first (a little dusty, but no major stains or anything). I am assuming I should wash it in cold water, but beyond that I really don't know. Should I use a special detergent? I usually go with the mildest thing I can find (typically the stuff for babies) and double rinse, but I'm scared to ruin it.
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Post by nhg on Sept 29, 2014 17:31:23 GMT
We wash things like that at a Laundromat. I wonder if they could tell you. Wool scares me when it comes to washing it. Or does Woolite work for that? And good for you for cleaning it to sell it. I'm surprised how often people want to sell anything and say that it needs a cleaning. If you want to sell something, clean it first!
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Post by horselady on Sept 29, 2014 18:40:40 GMT
Wool blanket, deserves dry cleaning. perhaps the laundry service can provide that in a do it yourself machine.
use wool lite and cold water if you are going to try it at home and line dry. not not put into dryer. heat shrinks wool dramatically.
a sweater that i washed with regular sweaters came out to be size 0 in childrens size
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Post by horselover4life on Sept 29, 2014 21:02:03 GMT
Wool blankets same as a "humans" wool sweater, trousers or show riding coat....all should be dry cleaned.
Wool-lite, cold water wash and rinse and preferably no agitator in the machine if you attempt it.
The front load machines in laundromat or what many now have in their homes if you must....
Line dry out of the sun....
Hopefully it won't shrink or distort the shape if you do it yourself...
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Post by mingiz on Sept 30, 2014 3:34:47 GMT
Is it a saddle pad type square cooler. I'm confused. or is it a full size sheet type. I just take my wool saddle pad and throw it over a fence and brush off as much hair as I can then I just wash it using the garden hose and let it drip dry. Never had any issues of shrinkage. I have had winter blankets with wool liner and basically did the same.
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Post by horselover4life on Sept 30, 2014 9:56:53 GMT
Ming... think she is referring to the large square coolers...size of a double/queen size bed.
There is no other fabric to help it hold the shape...they are "thin" in comparison to a saddle blanket/pad thickness.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 14:02:33 GMT
Sorry, I should have been more specific. It is one of those huge thin sheets that covers the horse from ears to tail and the ties in the front.
I am thinking I am just going to have it dry cleaned as this is really not my forte and it is quite a nice blanket, just way to big for Benny.
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Post by horselover4life on Sept 30, 2014 16:55:30 GMT
Just remember "Benny" is still growing....you may want to put that away, not sell.
If you want something more "fitted"..........
Dover Saddlery has a really nice fitted wool cooler on sale right now. You must use item #QD-24040W {PRICE IS GOOD TILL 12/31/2014...}
$74.99 for a medium weight, leather chest buckle, belly surcingle, tail cord with hip ornament and more....here is a link to it. {www.doversaddlery.com/wool-dress-sheet/p/X1-24040/}
{I have one and it is NICE Quality! Not as heavy as my Triple Crown dress sheet, but more than adequate weight and thickness for anyone...}
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