On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Kahlara wrote: > Can someone point me in the right direction for info/resources on best > washing methods fof various natural fabrics, especially linen and > wool. I know that many of my off the rack 'modern' clothes specify dry > cleaning, but if I were to wash my linen and wool yardage first (cool > water of course), would that make the finished garment washable by the > same method as well without too much risk of shrinkage? It would be so > much simpler.
No web page, but ... I always wash my wool and linen first, and usually silk too. Wool and silk on cool. Linen on hot if it is undyed, usually warm if it is dyed. In fact, I may wash wool several times first. I want to get as much as possible of the shrinkage done before I cut it. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
