I ruined a beautiful cloak I prewashed in hot, but only once When it was dirty, I washed in cold, and it shrank
________________________________ From: Jill Hadfield <j...@jigrah.co.uk> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Tue, November 3, 2009 2:03:51 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] How do I wash? I use 100% wool a lot and I always put it through a hot wash (sometimes a boil wash) before I do anything with it. Depending on the size of the piece it may also go in the dryer as well. I haven't managed to ruin a piece yet :-D (I treat silk in the same way >:-}) Jill At 18:39 03/11/2009, you wrote: >I just bought some 100% wool gabardine. I'd like to machine wash it, but am >worried I might mess it up. I was thinking--Cold water, tumble dry low. Is >that OK? >Sharon C. >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume JiGraH Resources - www.jigrah.co.uk Suppliers of products and services for Family and Local Historians Worldwide _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume