How/where do you dry your wool?

jwpbride · November 2009

I washed/lanolized two pairs of longies last night and put them on a sweater rack in the bathroom tub to dry them- and they're still soaking this morning!

Did I do something wrong? (I rolled them up in a towel and pressed out water before hanging them!)

Where do you dry yours?

Temp76535187505890 · November 2009

I usually put them in the guest bedroom on a drying rack on the floor. Depending on the weight of the wool it does sometimes take a few days to dry for me.

Edit: and if I'm in a hurry for them to dry sometimes I'll put a fan on them

tmp-214118062502913 · November 2009

I wash them in the sink in our half bath/laundry room, roll them in a towel and press out excess moisture and then either hang over the towel bar or over the plantation shutters on the window. The soakers may take 48 hours but the longies and heavier wool items take a few days.

jwpbride · November 2009

mdjunebride:
the longies and heavier wool items take a few days.

Oooh ok! So this is normal!

Also- CUTE siggy!

tmp-214118062502913 · November 2009

Aww thanks! Big Smile

mh2t · November 2009

I find my wool dries much faster if I put it through a spin cycle in the washing machine before laying it out. After I do that, I lay it flat on my drying rack and it takes about 24 hours. The time increases a lot if I don't spin it out first.

SapphyrEyes · November 2009

Mine take a couple days to dry. But, I just put them on a drying rack and sit there until dry. I check every now and then.

Poonico · November 2009

mh2t:
I find my wool dries much faster if I put it through a spin cycle in the washing machine before laying it out. After I do that, I lay it flat on my drying rack and it takes about 24 hours. The time increases a lot if I don't spin it out first.

I plan on doing this from now on. I only recently heard about it.

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