I haven't washed mine yet, but will add that the woolie warm aussie neckie is the only wool item I own that has ever shrunk in the wash (always cold, always air dry). I pretty much only wear wool other than a couple pants and button shirts. This was in a top load washer btw. I will for sure be using a garment bag for the new merino woolie warm sweaters.
On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 10:52:25 AM UTC-8 Collin A wrote: > I haven't had issues with long-term shrinking. Mine are usually a bit > tighter after a wash but then after several more uses it goes back to its > normal size/fit. > > Hope this empirical data point helps! > > Collin in Berktown > > On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 7:56:54 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > >> I have two of the Rivendell Wooly Warm roll-neck sweaters. One's navy, >> one's olive. I got them both new. I've found that after washing them >> cold/gentle in my washing machine and air drying that they shrink. Has >> anyone else encountered this issue? >> >> In a recent blog Grant wrote "Wash them warm or cool, and let them air >> dry. You may need to do it once a year." I would recommend hand-washing >> them cold, as infrequently as possible. >> >> I've washed my navy sweater cold/gentle three times, air dried, and it >> gets smaller every time. I haven't taken before-and-after measurements but >> I can certainly tell from the fit. The sleeves are shorter, neck is >> tighter, tighter around the torso as well. >> >> They're nice sweaters in great colors but require a bit more care than >> the rest of my wool, which I'm careful with anyway. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9a108baa-728d-499c-a579-abdaffc186cfn%40googlegroups.com.
