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Need advice on how to pre wash Italian wool before making a garment. Cold water wash or dry clean?
Thanks!!
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Jan 29, 2012, 05.49 AMby patti-r
deja vu, just posted this for another member. Would not wash unless it was stated it is washable, some newer versions are preshrunk.
See page 2 for home steaming:
http://www.sewing.org/files/guidelines/4_104_preparing_to_sew.pdf
Let fabric dry for several hours after doing one of the procedures
Dry cleaners will preshrink fabric using a steam press method, they do not usually use the dry cleaning solutions unless requested.
Jan 30, 2012, 01.19 AMby Andrea Delesdernier
Thanks Patti!
Jan 30, 2012, 06.11 PMby purplefan
Not specific to Italian wool but wool in general-I’d wash it in cool water with Woolite/Zero by hand and rinse it, then spin out the water by washing machine before hanging it dry (or using a towel on drying rack, drape fabric on the rack.
Whether the wool is preshrunk or not, fabric always smells good after it is freshly washed!
Feb 9, 2012, 07.14 PMby Andrea Delesdernier
That’s good idea PurpleFan. Thanks.