How to Take Care of a Wool Scarf

Wool takes a little special handling, so to keep your wool scarf in great shape, you need to take good care of it.

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Hand Washing a Wool Scarf

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    Determine what your wool scarf is made out of.
    • Most modern wool scarves are made with blends of wool and man-made fibers. This helps to make it much easier for care and washing.
    • It's best not to wash your scarves in hot water. Even if your scarf is "shrink-resistant", you may be wise enough not to wash your scarf in hot water.
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    Fill up your washbasin with cool water. You may wish to use a gentle detergent.
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    Let the scarf sit for just a little while, before returning.
    • When it's finished soaking, swish it around a little to loosen up the dirt.
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    Pour out the soapy water and pour in some new, fresh, cool water.
    • Continue to gently swish your scarf around in the water to loosen up the left over dirt.
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    Continue to pour and refill until the water runs clean.
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Machine Washing Your Wool Scarf

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    Set your machine to "gentle" setting and remember to wash in cold water.
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    Avoid your scarf getting tangled in the wash. There are a couple of ways to do this:
    • You can zip your scarf into a lingerie bag that's made for washing small things so that you scarf doesn't free float in your wash.
    • You can also place the scarf into a pillowcase and fold it over close once (or twice) and safety pin it close. Your scarf won't tangle upon itself and stretch!
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    Remember to set your machine on "Gentle". When you set it on "Gentle" this keep the material from stretching or ripping.
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Air Drying Your Wool Scarf

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    Try not to ring or twist the scarf before drying it. This will loosen the yarns out of shape and will stretch in different directions; in other words, it will look lopsided.
    • You can place the scarf on a towel and role up the towel with the scarf inside. That will drain the excess water.
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    Lay it on a flat dry towel until it's dry.
    • If you want, you can hang it on a hanger or two, spread from one to the other. This is to make sure the scarf doesn't stretch out of its shape.
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Categories: Scarves | Wool Care
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