If you want to wash your wool coat at home you should think about purchasing an at-home dry cleaning kit such as Dryel then follow the instructions on the package.
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A wool blend coat has been designed not to shrink, based on the blend of the wool. However, you could wash the wool coat in hot water with maximum agitation, which affects the wool, but not the blend. Your results would be unpredictable.
It is advisable to hand-wash pure wool, just to be absolutely safe. However, many modern washing machines have a "wool" cycle which is gentle enough to handle pure wool. Place the garment in a mesh washing bag (usually found in the laundry section of a supermarket) and use Wool Wash. It should be fine.
Usually, wool coats should be cleaned once or twice per year, depending how often you wear them. Read the care tag before you wash a wool coat. If the tag recommends dry cleaning, you're taking a risk by washing it yourself. However, some wool coats may be safely washed by hand or machine. If your coat just needs a touch-up, you can safely spot clean even dry-clean-only coats.
no its unacceptable to wash a wool blanket in a machine
you can't wash wool pants because they will shrink in the wash then you will not be able towear them. this is why you have to wash them by hand.
No. Wool comes from the sheep's coat; sheepskin is the skin that grows the coat.
One answer was: Do NOT wash ! You will ruin the garment , as well as all wool . However, an improved answer: if you are referring to the hbc blanket coat is that you CAN wash their coats and blankets by hand with a gentle cleaner like woolite, then blot the excess water and lay out flat to dry (preferably on your lawn in the shade). The wool is pre-shrunk so will not be damaged. The coats are made of the same wool as the blankets which are washed over and over again in their lifetimes (which can be many many decades)... more info at http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/blanket/
When purchasing a wool coat one should look out for the source of the wool. If one is environmentally conscious then one may, for example, wish to buy a coat made partly with recycled wool.
A lambskin coat.
The hair of a sheep is referred to as wool. Fleece is the wool of a lamb.
Yes you can wash a wool jacket or any wool clothing. You have to hand wash it ( I do it in the sink ) and then let it air dry on a flat surface ( dont hang it the fibers will stretch )