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by **lilmonster** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:14 pm

sorry unsure of where to put this washing or fabrics lol

I made sleepsacks outer if flannelette and inner is merino do i use wool wash or just whateva i normally use to wash connors clothes??
thanks in advance

by **sable** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:38 pm

You need to wash based on the most delicate fabric in an item. So in this case, use wool wash and wash on gentle/wool wash. Many of the standard washing powders include enzymes and are at the wrong ph for wool which can result in damage to it long-term.

by **Gaia** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:40 pm

For future reference:
Best to wash and dry fabrics before you sew up.
I do a cold wash (coz we have no hot water in teh laundry) and then dry in the drier so that fabrics are already preshrunk

That way ther eis no shrinkage afterwards ande just go in a normal wash

by **lilmonster** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:54 pm

sable wrote:You need to wash based on the most delicate fabric in an item. So in this case, use wool wash and wash on gentle/wool wash. Many of the standard washing powders include enzymes and are at the wrong ph for wool which can result in damage to it long-term.

Thanks thought so i just wanted to check

Gaia wrote:For future reference:
Best to wash and dry fabrics before you sew up.
I do a cold wash (coz we have no hot water in teh laundry) and then dry in the drier so that fabrics are already preshrunk

hehe i did prewash i just mean after hes worn them and got them dirty etc which did i need to do

by **Claire** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:03 pm

I just treat my kids merino clothes like any other clothes and they go through the wash with everything else

by **littlejo** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:28 pm

Claire wrote:I just treat my kids merino clothes like any other clothes and they go through the wash with everything else

Same here. I wouldn't hot wash, but I rarely use hot for anything.

by **podg** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:41 pm

I think it depends how much washing things get. DH had a bunch of merino tshirts which eventually started to disintegrate after a few years of weekly washing in with the usual wash. These days they get wool wash, physical and chemical.

by **Khai** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:27 pm

I do a 30deg "hand wash" / delicate wash with Ecostore wool wash, I wash bras in a lingerie bag and merinos in the same wash.

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