Lanolin is bad, or so I'm told. At the Taos, NM Wool festival, I asked several weavers how they keep moths and beetles from nibbling their fancy woolies and they said the key was multiple, thorough washings to remove the lanolin. Apparently the bugs are attracted to the lanolin rather than the wool fibers themselves. They also like human body oils and sweat, so it's important to keep wool clothing clean. For this reason I wash my wool jerseys after each ride. I've used Ecover delicate wash for years with good results, even on stuff labeled "dry-clean only"
Cheers, Ryan On Oct 7, 2009, at 7:07, Ron Farnsworth <r2far...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Kookaburra from Riv. Best stuff ever, the lanolin keeps the wool > soft and it doesn't smell too bad. > > --- On Wed, 10/7/09, David Faller <dfal...@charter.net> wrote: > > From: David Faller <dfal...@charter.net> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Slightly OT: Washing Wool Knickers > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 12:35 AM > > Seems to me you're related to someone who knows more about this than > us knuckleheads. Listen to your expert! > > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Powers > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:57 PM > Subject: [RBW] Slightly OT: Washing Wool Knickers > > It's an amazing day. I just found my old Woolrich wool knickers. I > think these are early to mid 80's, so well over 20 years old. I > bought them when they were discontinued and only used them a couple > of times before my middle aged spread rendered them unwearable. I > tired them on today and they fit again. > > I would like to clean them. They are 85% wool and 15% nylon and say > dry clean only. My daughter says wash them by soaking in the tub > with her super special wool cleaner (she weaves and knits and only > works with wool). I wash all my riding clothes including my Wooly > Warms on the delicate cycle in my front loading machine using Ivory > Snow. Of course all washing is in cold water. > > Any opinions on the best approach? > > Wool Rules. > > Larry Powers > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
