Washable wool

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

I wash my wool hose all the time in the washer, on the cold cycle. Just skip the dryer. Its the heat that does it. I've tried washing hose in the sink and wringing it out, but the washer just does a much better wringing than I do by hand.

By the way, if you're curious what the dryer does to wool hose... I did it once and turned my size 11 hose into size 9... and the other was size 10. (???)

[Ancienne Alliance]

I wash my wool hose all the time in the washer, on the cold cycle. Just skip the dryer. Its the heat that does it. I've tried washing hose in the sink and wringing it out, but the washer just does a much better wringing than I do by hand.

By the way, if you're curious what the dryer does to wool hose... I did it once and turned my size 11 hose into size 9... and the other was size 10. (???)

Soaking hose is one thing, but I get nervous just at the thought of soaking a whole kilt in water, cold or not .


Best,

Robert

[Stravaiger]

Soaking hose is one thing, but I get nervous just at the thought of soaking a whole kilt in water, cold or not .


Best,

Robert

The climate on the West Coast of Scotland tends to be on the damp side & my kilts do get fairly extensive wear on the hill, with the result that they're not infrequently wet to the point of dripping. No shrinkage to date

Machine washing is fine - just so long as you have a cold "Wool" setting. And use a wool specific soap/detergent. It's heat that hurts wool, not water!