https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 05:23:56 +0000 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:28:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=28710 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=777192&title=woolen-wash-dillema#777192 Author: Ant
Subject: 28710
Posted: 16 September 2009 at 5:28pm

T_Rex wrote: I told mum and MIL that if they wanted to knit for baby, I was going to machine wash it, so if they wanted it to last they should use machine washable wool. (A little more politely than that though). They took the hint! I think its a bit rough to give new mums extremely delicate items that take time and patience to clean when its just as possible to make them more durable.

I wonder about people giving new mums hand wash only stuff as well! I bought some t-shirts from Egg (yay the 70% off rack!), got them home and realised they said to hand wash! I threw them in the machine and they seem fine so far. I was amazed with all the knit stuff they had that was hand wash only. I can't imagine having that kind of time for day-to-day clothes.

I am pleased I saw this thread - I recently washed a white woollen crochet blanket and luckily it must have been fairly shaded because it's still snowy. But I'll be much more careful in future!]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:28:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=777192&title=woolen-wash-dillema#777192 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775666&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775666 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 28710
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 1:22pm

I told mum and MIL that if they wanted to knit for baby, I was going to machine wash it, so if they wanted it to last they should use machine washable wool. (A little more politely than that though). They took the hint! I think its a bit rough to give new mums extremely delicate items that take time and patience to clean when its just as possible to make them more durable.

Glad the vinegar has mostly worked for you!]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:22:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775666&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775666 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775622&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775622 Author: emz
Subject: 28710
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 12:55pm

glad something worked it's always such a shame when nice stuff like that seems ruined.

I can't believe how many people wash their nice woollen stuff in the machine - my mum and grandma would kill me if i did that!]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:55:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775622&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775622 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775570&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775570 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 28710
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 12:09pm

Well, I soaked the items in 1 part white vinegar to 12 parts warm water for several hours, then handwashed with a proper wool wash liquid and dried flat overnight. They look heaps better, not completely fixed yet but a huge improvement. So I am soaking them again in a slightly stronger vinegar solution and will see how they are after that.

White vinegar rocks.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:09:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=775570&title=woolen-wash-dillema#775570 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=774025&title=woolen-wash-dillema#774025 Author: WRXnKids
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 3:54pm

hmm i so did not know any of that all my woolens get thrown in the wash with everything else and biffed in the dryer from time to time - opps]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:54:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=774025&title=woolen-wash-dillema#774025 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773960&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773960 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 2:07pm

I didnt know that either.]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:07:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773960&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773960 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773888&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773888 Author: Mum_mum
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 11:53am

I found this out the other day - we have some beautiful light pink hats and cardies, and in osme places you can see a bit of a colour difference now will be drying all woolys in shade from now on!]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:53:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773888&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773888 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773878&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773878 Author: MrsH23
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 11:24am

Linda, I'm pretty sure that will be fine, Mum normally washes our woolens for us cause she wears a bit of wool/merino. She just throws everything in together on the wool wash, including Ryan's off white merino pj's and there's never been an issue.]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:24:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773878&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773878 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773869&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773869 Author: linda
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 11:09am

Would you wash say white and light green wool cardies together? They haven't been washed before and am really wanting to put them in the machine at the same time but just not sure about the colour running (the green is like a light green lime)

And I didn't know about not hanging wool in the sun. ]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:09:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773869&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773869 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773850&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773850 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 10:41am

eeekk, yeah wool has to washed in wool wash, and laid flat in the shade.
Im not sure what you could do to fix it...but I will ask my nana hehe she knows alllll about that kind of stuff!!]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:41:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773850&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773850 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773836&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773836 Author: BerryBliss
Subject: 28710
Posted: 13 September 2009 at 10:22am

Maya wrote: Wow, you learn something new every day! I never knew you couldn't hang wool in the sun.

Niether did I. Great that i read this as i have a beautiful pure wool handknitted cot balanket that mmy Mum made for Tessa and i would of hung it out in the sun to dry (its white) won't now obviously.
Thanks for this thread ]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:22:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773836&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773836 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773687&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773687 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 10:26pm

Was going to suggest vinegar. Let us know if it works as I need to do some as well]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:26:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773687&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773687 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773433&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773433 Author: emz
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 5:32pm

Woollens in the sun - only applies to white woollens. And woollen blankets are fine I think.

yeah lying flat is just for shape, but the shade thing is most important (well just not direct sunlight). I always pull a sheer curtain across when I'm drying my woollens on the clothes horse.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:32:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773433&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773433 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773414&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773414 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 5:08pm

I think that is the case....and I did dry them flat for the first wee while. Then I saw this horrible tea-coloured discolouration and actually hung them in the sun in the hope that it would help. I have to say it didn't make it any worse ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:08:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773414&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773414 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773411&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773411 Author: Caro07
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 5:04pm

Good luck Gardengirl - hope the white vinegar works! I, too, didn't know you couldn't hang wool in the sun so I have clearly had a lucky escape with all my woollens!

I thought that the dry flat instructions were just so that it didn't stretch hanging on the line ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:04:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773411&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773411 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773408&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773408 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 5:01pm

Google wasn't super helpful, but I have a book with a gazillion uses for vinegar...I'm hoping that a mix of white vinegar and water followed by a gentle wash in proper wool wash liquid MIGHT resolve my problem. (white vinegar seems to solve so many problems so fingers crossed). I'll let you know....

And what happened to the old "sun makes everything go snowy white" business?? ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:01:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773408&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773408 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773357&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773357 Author: SBM
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 3:46pm

Haha neither did I... *looks out at the woolen blankets hanging on the line in the sun* ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:46:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773357&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773357 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773291&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773291 Author: Maya
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 2:05pm

Wow, you learn something new every day! I never knew you couldn't hang wool in the sun.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:05:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773291&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773291 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773153&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773153 Author: emz
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 10:34am

Yeah you can't hang wool out in the sun. It should be laid flat in the shade. Also you should use Lux flakes or similar rather than a detergent. I don't know of any remedies sorry, other than dying the wool?]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:34:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773153&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773153 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773102&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773102 Author: Mamma2N
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 9:32am

Unfortunetly it would have been the hanging out to dry. You can't hang woolens out in the sun as that is what can happen. Not too sue of a remedy I'm afraid but if you google it I'm sure you're bound to find something.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:32:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773102&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773102 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773100&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773100 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 28710
Posted: 12 September 2009 at 9:29am

Yesterday I handwashed 2 beautiful hand knitted white matinee jackets made by my MIL and hung them out to dry. Now I'm dreading her seeing them as they have dried looking as though they have had tea spilt on them! Some of the wool is perfectly white and some has this horrible cold tea stain look about it. I washed them in luke warm water and used Persil sensitive (all I had).

What did I do wrong? And how can I get them all white again?

Thanks in advance!]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:29:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28710&PID=773100&title=woolen-wash-dillema#773100