That's the pattern I settled into too, though I use Woolite or
somesuch instead of Kookaburra. I've never had appreciable shrinkage
with any of the wool I've gotten from RBW or Ibex; in fact I've been
able to stretch it marginally. But these $20 items are not knit like
any of those garments; the're
"Delicates" + cold + Kookabura + stretch tail and arms a bit when you
take them out of the washer + hang dry = no detectable shrinkage.
Several years of this regimen satisfies my need for repeatability.
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean
wrote:
>
> Yeah... I use enough wool that I
Yeah... I use enough wool that I regularly do a wool-only load in
cold. That will I'm sure mitigate the shrinkage on these garments. But
I fully expect them to shrink some. I hope not too much.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Nov 28, 2:32 pm, williwoods wrote:
> wow I would be carefull. I bought my
wow I would be carefull. I bought my son a sweater as well as the
jerseys I plan on riding with. We threw the sweater in with the
regular wash (not delicate, probably warm water) and it shrunk ALOT!!
so much in fact that he cant wear it anymore. Bummer.
On Nov 26, 3:53 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean
wrot
And therein lies one of the secrets of the fashion industry: so much
of what is labeled "Dry Clean Only" is not; instead, the manufacturer
didn't want to see what the garment would hold up to, or thinks that
the label will add some cache. I think my source on this tidbit is
_Fashion Victim_ by Mic
I routinely and successfully wash all kinds of wool, including
knickers made from high end dress pants, on "delicates" in the
machine; when I remove knitted garments I gently stretch the tails and
arms -- none have shrunk yet. I then hang to dry. Most of mine are
non-specially-treated wool: pullove
I went back today and picked up a second one. I got the xxl with the
expectation it may shrink a little bit. I normally wear a Xl.
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Thanks for the tip. i just picked up the last small at my local TJ
Max. With the high collar and 1/4 zip, it looks like a cycling jersey,
but w/o the back pockets.
On Nov 23, 9:23 am, jennings wrote:
> Hey Guys, just went to my local TJ Max and they had 100% fine merino
> wool sweaters for 19.99
Thanks, OP! Picked up 2 quarter-zips @ $20 each.
We'll see how long they last; I'm not going to handwash as they
recommend. But @$20 each, I'm willing to give it a try.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Nov 25, 12:23 am, williwoods wrote:
> Thanks for the heads up from the original poster. Got some
Thanks for the heads up from the original poster. Got some nice wool
for riding now.
On Nov 23, 7:39 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I have at least 15 fine, as new (or, as new when bought),
> no-moth-holes merino and merino/silk pullovers that cost me a whopping
> $4.69 each at Goodwill. Check your t
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