Comment on Discussion Thread đ Sunday 21 December 2025
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
As part of the holiday unKAOS I want to wash all my blankets. Am gonna enlist some outside line time from a mate. Cotton ones are fine but how do I wash those old woolen ones? You know the ones with the various check patterns that no-one ever buys but everyone has? Tips?
With woolwash on a cold gentle cycle. If you donât have woolwash use liquid washing detergent and if you donât have that dissolve some powder into some water before adding.
Usually you would wash woollens in cold water so they donât shrink but warm water for blankets should be fine if you prefer.
Wait for a nice warm day to hang them out.
Awesome thatâs what I was thinking. Will take them to the laundromat and use one of the bigger machines too.
In that case definitely use cold water.
I donât recommend you put the blankets in the washing machine, they will be too heavy for the machine when wet.
if they really do need a wash take to the dry cleaners.
I usually wouldnât wash them unless they have some sort of wet grot like cat sick on them. Just hang them on the line and beat the shit out of them with a broom or suchlike. If wet wash is needed make sure itâs cold and gentle. Stomping on them in a bathtub is a better idea than a machine. Hot water and too much agitation will get you lumpy felt.
Catfish@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Mine are an especially unattractive pinkish brown and puke green đš
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Thatâs the one! Haha