I have several pairs of Wildfoote socks that are almost 10 years old, that get worn several times a month, machine washed with whatever detergent my DH is currently using (he does the housework since he's retired), hung to dry, and worn by someone who spends her working day on her feet, mostly on asphalt tile floor doing a lot of twisting. They bloomed when I first washed them but aside from some wear on the heels and toes there is no felting I have noticed. I love the yarn for socks as it wears like iron. I'm thinking it's probably a reaction between the superwash process and the dye process. Does anyone know if commercial yarn is dyed first and then made superwash or vice versa? That could answer the question. Even so called "white" yarn is dyed, usually including optical whiteners so that could also be part of the problem. Good luck and let us know what you find out.
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