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help washing wool mans jacket
Desperate_Housewife_2-2
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I bought a lambswool mans jacket today in a charity shop and don't want to pay for dry cleaning as it is expensive and wondered how I could clean it at home?
Do you think it would work if I washed it gently in warm water with a mild detergent and then rinsed and spin in washer? Or should I squirt it with a solution of water and detergent and hang on line to dry?
Thank you
Do you think it would work if I washed it gently in warm water with a mild detergent and then rinsed and spin in washer? Or should I squirt it with a solution of water and detergent and hang on line to dry?
Thank you
Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
Total=£29,100
Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
Balance 23.11.09 = £nil.
Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
Total=£29,100
Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
Balance 23.11.09 = £nil.
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Are there any washing/cleaning instructions inside - is it a jacket or cardigan?
You could either put in for dry cleaning in a multi load which would cost you less or wash it very gently by hand,rinse well and wring out carefully. Wrap in towel to take excess and then lay to dry flat on towel. HTH0 -
Is it lined? If so, it may be worth snipping a bit of the lining to test for colour fastness.
Also if it's a constructed (tailored) jacket then there may be interlinings etc that would shrink or curl up in the wash.
With some of these items it's not so much that they will shrink, it's that all the component parts shrink to different degrees.
Not sure I'd risk it.Sealed Pot challenge 2011 member 1051 - aiming for £365
Frugal living challenge 2011 £4044 or less!
Make £11,000 in 2011 £0/£11,000
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Have the jacket dry-cleaned. If you spoil it by washing then it won't have been a bargain.#Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain #We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us #If you focus on what you have left behind, you will never see what lies ahead - Gusteau/RatatouilleGC 2022: £0/£2,500 total spend0
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Thanks for the replies. Just an update...I gave it a go in the machine, I put it in, added some non bio liquid and let it fill. The drum went round a couple of times then I drained it, did the same for rinsing a couple of times and then spun it. It has come out looking and smelling fresh, given it a shake and hung on a hanger, smooting it out and reshaping it. Tomorrow when it dries I will give it a light iron with a cloth along the seams. Its as good as new, and yes, it is a lined, tailored jacket.
Makes me wonder why bother with the cost of dry cleaning, it is toxic anyway!
Chuffed to bits with my bargain, I got it off the '3 for a pound' rail at my local charity shop too!
Hope this helps others... Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
Total=£29,100
Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
Balance 23.11.09 = £nil.0 -
That's brilliant - well done.Sealed Pot challenge 2011 member 1051 - aiming for £365
Frugal living challenge 2011 £4044 or less!
Make £11,000 in 2011 £0/£11,000
Planning a hand-made Christmas 20110 -
Pleased to read that the jacket has survived being washed.#Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain #We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us #If you focus on what you have left behind, you will never see what lies ahead - Gusteau/RatatouilleGC 2022: £0/£2,500 total spend0
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