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shanti

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6. If you don't know what it's made of

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 07:36 PM

Jun 2016

Just get some woolite or other wool wash, fill your washer about 1/2 way with cold/lukewarm water, add some of the woolite (the pkg will tell you how much), place the item in the water, and LET IT SIT for about 15-20 minutes. make sure you don't agitate it! then, set it on spin. when it's done, hang it to dry somewhere. i wouldn't use the dryer at all. oftentimes, even if it's safe to dry it, all the little "ends" that were woven in by the maker, will pop out. it's not a pretty sight. good luck!

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Knitters, can you advise me about caring for an item? [View all] Jim Lane Mar 2016 OP

I think it depends a lot on the yarn, I imagine it was probably natural fibers? polly7 Mar 2016 #1

What size afghan is this? If it is acrylic yarn, you can put it in the dryer japple Mar 2016 #2

If the yarn is acrylic, WSSlover Dec 2019 #8

Does the afghan feel slightly scratchy? PADemD Mar 2016 #3

Unless you can figure out what it's made of, you should probably avoid the drier. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #4

Is there a good yarn shop near you? SheilaT Mar 2016 #5

Speaking of yarn shops: WSSlover Dec 2019 #9

If you don't know what it's made of shanti Jun 2016 #6

If you can spot any woven in ends that you could pull partially out and clip Warpy Jul 2016 #7

Take it to the cleaners dem in texas Dec 2019 #10

Many ways to tell jbandsma Jul 2021 #11