Dirty your favorite blanket? Before you wash a blanket from sheep's wool, take note of a few tips that will help preserve its pristine tenderness and warmth. With things made from natural materials, and especially from wool, it is necessary to handle carefully and delicately. This does not mean that they can not be washed with a washing machine. However, it is worth observing with respect to cleaning this particular thing some rules.
We proceed to washing
Blankets made of sheep wool are light, warm, eco-friendly - do not count all the advantages! And as you know, you quickly get used to good things, moreover - in such things you literally fall in love. Therefore, no one would like that after washing the blanket was spoiled. The best option: clean it depending on what and how much it is contaminated. The following washing methods are suitable, which will be discussed in more detail below:
- dry cleaning( or foam cleaning);
- hand wash;
- laundry in the washing machine;
- dry cleaning.
You can easily find out whether you can use these methods by looking at the label. Typically, it can find the following information:
- prohibition of washing;
- prohibition on ironing;
- prohibition on whitening;
- prohibition of drying in a centrifuge;
- gentle cleaning regime.
Some prohibitive signs! Therefore, after studying the label, the landlady can doubt: can I still use the washing machine, since there is a ban on this label on the label? You can take care of a blanket in accordance with the information of the manufacturer and each time give it to dry cleaning. However, practice shows that delicate hand washing and washing in a washing machine is not contraindicated to him, if you are careful and follow the recommendations for cleaning woolen things. Thus, the answer to the question of whether it is possible to wash a wool blanket is positive.
Net sheep wool
Now let's figure out which version of cleaning to give preference in a particular situation. Dry cleaning should be selected in case of a slight episodic pollution of a superficial nature. In other words, the stain that appears on the blanket needs to be treated with foam, without soaking it entirely. If the pollution is more severe, it penetrated into the depths - for example, if something had been spilled on the blanket - it would be necessary to wash it, without waiting for the fibers to fall and become saturated with foreign smell.
Ideal option - to give a blanket to dry cleaning or call a specialist from the cleaning company. This completely corresponds to the information of the manufacturer about the correct cleaning, does not require any effort and effort, but the method is quite expensive. Another option is to wash the blanket. The question of whether it is possible to erase it, we have already considered and came to the conclusion that it is possible. If only this procedure will pass by the rules.
Useful tips - fleece blanket:
- should be protected from contamination and washed as little as possible;
- should be washed with a product containing lanolin;
- can not be ironed;
- must be dried on a horizontal surface;
- must not be dried near radiators and in direct sunlight;
- can not be pressed in a centrifuge;
- can not be twisted;
- from time to time it is useful to air a blanket of sheep's wool to eliminate unpleasant odors.
Erasing
Now let's look at how to wash a blanket of sheep's wool by hand and in a washing machine, and how to clean spots on it.
Partial Foam Foam provides the following steps.
- Dilute the cleaner for washing woolen things in cool water in the norms indicated on the label.
- Whip the steep foam.
- Apply foam to the dirt with a sponge or brush.
- Remove the foam with a clean sponge, washing it several times.
To wash a wool blanket by hand, do so:
- dial cool water into the tub, at a temperature of no higher than 30 ° C;
- dissolve in water a cleaner for cleaning woolen products, created on the basis of lanolin( it envelops the fibers of the fabric and prevents their deformation, thereby preserving the original properties);
- put the blanket in water, do not rub it, do not squeeze it;maximum that can be done - slightly lift and lower back into the water;
- follows the rinse procedure, repeat it until the water is clean;
- leave the blanket in the tub to make the glass water;
- when the blanket stops flowing, spread it on a horizontal surface for natural drying.
Washing in a washing machine consists of the following steps.
- Set the mode to "Wool" or "Hand wash"( if there is no "Wool" program).
- Note the temperature: it should be at 30 ° C or at the "cold water" mark.
- Turn off the spin function.
- Wash powder with the label "for woolen things", you can also add air conditioning.
- When the wash comes to an end, remove the blanket and dry it, spreading it on a horizontal surface.
Washing by hand and using a washing machine is several times cheaper than dry cleaning, but this requires a remarkable physical strength. Especially if it's a half or two quilt. Imagine how much it will weigh when it gets wet! Despite the fact that the washing machine does everything by itself, it is quite difficult to get a blanket not squeezed out. Also, its drying requires a lot of space, and its location should exclude the neighborhood with radiators.
Is it possible to wash a blanket from sheep's wool in a washing machine? It is possible, but not often, but with extremely severe pollution. And that the thing remains the same soft, attractive and beloved, as well as before washing, you need to follow the advice and recommendations described in the article.
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