Washing wool

• What damages clothing most is being washed repeatedly in hot water. Wool has antibacterial properties that inhibit odours. Because of this, wool does not need to be washed as frequently as other materials. If you air out your wool garments after each use, it will last longer between washes. 
• Do not soak wool garments.
• Wool can pile and shrink if treated roughly. To keep your wool garment for as long as possible, use your machine's wool cycle at 40 degrees C or less, and preferably at a low spin or no spin-dry at all.
• Do not overfill the machine, wool should be washed in smaller loads. 
• Choose a detergent specifically made for wool that does not contain enzymes or bleach.
• Wool should not be placed in a tumble dryer, but air-dried. Wool can be ironed on a low heat setting immediately after being removed from the washing machine.
• Wool stretches easily when wet, so heavy wool clothing should be hung from several points to dry to help distribute the weight and avoid clothespeg marks. Very heavy garments should be dried flat.
• Wool can be ironed. However, wool does not easily wrinkle or crease, and ironing is usually unnecessary.

Removing stains from wool

• Remove the stain as quickly as possible.
• Try water first. Hold the stain under running water and rinse from the inside out.
• Stain removers can be use on ordinary stains, but make sure to read the lable first. Some stain removers are not suitabel for wool.
• Washing-up liquid is effective as a stain remover. Soak the stain in washing-up liquid, and leave for a a few minutes. Rinse the stain from the inside out under running water. Hold the stain directly against the tap.
• If it is not possible to remove the stain, cut it out and darn or patch it.