Is Dryel as good as professional dry cleaning?

[Carolina Kiltman]

Now I am still trying to find this stuff locally:

http://www.eucalan.com/

Best

AA

Can't help you there, but one thread (I think it was on washing hose) said to use hair conditioner in the final rinse. If it works for knitted hose, it ought to also work with your sweaters. Woolite and a conditioner rinse couldn't hurt. Human hair and wool are cousins (both natural fibers from a warm blooded mammal)

[Abax]

Now I am still trying to find this stuff locally:

http://www.eucalan.com/

Eucalan's site lists several retailers in Chicago:

http://www.eucalan.com/store.php

Abax

[Highlander31]

My wife and I have tried Dryel on a few sweaters. It worked fairly well, however, I would not use it on my kilts.

[Kiltedfirepiper]

I use woolite for colors and my bathtub.

cold water and about a half capfull will do the trick. I basicly lay my kilt in the waterlet it get good and soaked then gently move the kilt around to "agitate" it then I'll lift the kilt out of the water a few times.

after that empty the tub and put fresh water in put the kilt back in and do the lift and drop till you think you've got all the woolite out.

empty the tub...fill again and repeat one more time to make sure all the soap is out.

I then hang the kilt w/straps fastened and run my fingers down the pleats to get them straight again and let it dry (summers here thats in about 3 hours sometimes!)

the pleats come out as crisp as if I ironed them and using the woolite for colors makes it look like new!

WARNING!!!

don't be suprised at how much NASTINESS comes out of that kilt!! one time after an SCA event the water came out black!


KFP