It is well known that a stain is difficult to remove from a garment. But when it is a wool sweater, the task becomes more complicated. Several techniques exist but they differ according to the task and the type of garment. As wool is a very fragile fabric, it must be treated with care and ingenuity.
Washing wool
To degrease a woollen garment, simply soak it in soapy water with a tablespoon of ammonia. But this may damage the texture of the wool. Removing a simple stain Apply Marseille soap to the stain. Rub this area by hand and leave the soap to work for an hour before rinsing with cold water. Removing a blood stain Pour an aspirin tablet into a basin of water. Dip the sweater in it. The stain will dissolve by rubbing lightly by hand. Drying a wool sweater To dry a sweater, use a terry towel that will allow you to absorb water without having to wring or wring it out. Then place the sweater on a towel so that it can dry flat and in the open air. In order to keep its basic shape, before cleaning it, place the sweater on a sheet of paper and draw its outline with a felt-tip pen. You will put this sheet on the towel as a reference model so that the garment does not deform. Place a second towel on the garment so that it is spread out between the two. Using a rolling pin, roll over the towels to absorb all the water from the sweater. Let it dry flat on a dry towel.
Tips and warnings
- Don't do - Boil the sweater.
- Do not wash the sweater with a product containing chlorine.
- Do not leave the sweater to soak in water.
- Do not dry it in the sun.
- Do not wring or wring it out.
- Protect it from moths. Tips - There are a large number of products available in supermarkets specialising in the home cleaning of delicate garments.
- To soften the wool of the sweater, add a little conditioner.
- To reduce the drying time without exposing the sweater to the sun, place it on a work surface that can be adapted to different surfaces (bathtubs, radiators, etc.).
