I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

10Newtons · 10-07-2012, 10:29 PM

Thanks to who ever posted about washing woolies in their machine! I got brave and did it...and will never look back!

My woolies have never been so clean!!

seacat · 10-07-2012, 11:19 PM

Yep it is awesome.

tasundance · 10-07-2012, 11:22 PM

Tell me more! I have 10 pair that need a good cleaning and Im kinda dreading it.

stephy2241 · 10-07-2012, 11:31 PM

Thats the best!!!

aLittleBouncingSoul · 10-08-2012, 07:26 AM

That's awesome! Yay for clean woolies

boysniris · 10-08-2012, 07:57 AM

Wool in the washer that gets clean and not wrecked =

The washing is why I steer clear

(except for my own wool sweaters, since I generally don't grub around in them LOL)

treegirl75 · 10-08-2012, 09:06 AM

Woohoo! It really does make life easier, doesn't it?

Sent from my iPhone that has a mind of its own

stevensmom · 10-08-2012, 09:07 AM

its awesome isn't it...and the dry time is cut way down for being spun out

JoyfulRose · 10-08-2012, 10:28 AM

Nice! How do you wash them in the washer? I've always used the spin cycle after washing them in the sink but the washer for everything would be a lot faster!

10Newtons · 10-08-2012, 11:16 AM

I have an OLD, top loading Maytag washer. I timed the gentle cicle on it and it really only agitates for 4 min total....2 min at the beginning and 2 min at the end.

So I set it to gentle (8min cycle total), warm/cold. I actually used just a bit of Dawn because I had some new to us woolies that I really wanted to make sure were clean. Um...yea, they were gross...but that is a whole dif post! lol

When the machine started to agitate, I counted 10sec, opened the lid and let everything stop. They closed the lid....counted to 10sec....opened and let rest. I repeated for the entire 2 min. Then let them sit. When it was time to agitate again, I did the same thing. Finished with a spin! CLEAN WOOLIES!!! WOOHOOO!!

I even filled the tub again, added my wool wash...agitated for 2 min (above method) and let everything sit. Lanolized with no lano-balls!

I did hand knits, machine knits, and interlock. Everything can out great! I think I can justify a wool obsession now.

My only nightmare is if I ever get called away and forget that I am washing wool... I think I will only do it when I know DH is around to monitor kiddos.

10-07-2012, 10:29 PM	#1
10Newtons Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,773 Ratings: 293 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! Thanks to who ever posted about washing woolies in their machine! I got brave and did it...and will never look back! My woolies have never been so clean!! Advertisement __________________ Yep! They are ALLLLLL mine! Kris, Mama to 10 and Granmama to 4

10-07-2012, 11:19 PM	#2
seacat Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,111 Ratings: 133 Feedback: 100%	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! Yep it is awesome.

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tasundance Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,049 Ratings: 117 Feedback: 100%	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! Tell me more! I have 10 pair that need a good cleaning and Im kinda dreading it. __________________ Tricia~32 Married for 14 years to Chad~37. Semi Crunchy mama to Aurora~13, Ethan~11, Jacob~9, Annika~7, Makenna~5, Niko James~4, Cyrus~2, Benton~1, blessing #9 due 7/9/17

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aLittleBouncingSoul Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 16,213 Ratings: 112 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! That's awesome! Yay for clean woolies __________________ I'm Shannon, wifey to Mike, mama to Gabe (3/13/08), and I love to KNIT! I get my diaper & mama supplies from Mom's Milk Boutique, and you can too. Is this your first order? Save $10 off your first order of $50 or more with discount code MMB10. Want FREE FLUFF? Earn gift cards to Amazon with Swagbucks!

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stevensmom Administrator Squeeze your own darn cheeks Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: a little place called Home Posts: 54,033 Ratings: 446 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! its awesome isn't it...and the dry time is cut way down for being spun out __________________ Erica , wife to Ben, momma to Steven11.06 Emily9.10 Matthew 8.13 Forever in my heart, always on my mind (3.09, 5.09, 12.11) Swag with me! Bing it! BabyBoyBlueBoutique

10-08-2012, 10:28 AM	#9
JoyfulRose Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: our country cottage in Utah Posts: 2,291 Ratings: 75 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! Nice! How do you wash them in the washer? I've always used the spin cycle after washing them in the sink but the washer for everything would be a lot faster! __________________ Christina eternally married to my wonderful husband K2. Mommy to our darlings K3-9, AJ-7, EB-3, and L-baby!

10-08-2012, 11:16 AM	#10
10Newtons Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,773 Ratings: 293 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: I washed 12 pair of woolies today!! I have an OLD, top loading Maytag washer. I timed the gentle cicle on it and it really only agitates for 4 min total....2 min at the beginning and 2 min at the end. So I set it to gentle (8min cycle total), warm/cold. I actually used just a bit of Dawn because I had some new to us woolies that I really wanted to make sure were clean. Um...yea, they were gross...but that is a whole dif post! lol When the machine started to agitate, I counted 10sec, opened the lid and let everything stop. They closed the lid....counted to 10sec....opened and let rest. I repeated for the entire 2 min. Then let them sit. When it was time to agitate again, I did the same thing. Finished with a spin! CLEAN WOOLIES!!! WOOHOOO!! I even filled the tub again, added my wool wash...agitated for 2 min (above method) and let everything sit. Lanolized with no lano-balls! I did hand knits, machine knits, and interlock. Everything can out great! I think I can justify a wool obsession now. My only nightmare is if I ever get called away and forget that I am washing wool... I think I will only do it when I know DH is around to monitor kiddos. __________________ Yep! They are ALLLLLL mine! Kris, Mama to 10 and Granmama to 4 Last edited by 10Newtons; 10-08-2012 at 11:18 AM.

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