Diaper Swappers

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: 1,693 Ratings: 287 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!! __________________ Yep! They are ALLLLLL mine! Kris, Mama to 10 and Granmama to 2

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seacat Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,573 Ratings: 123 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: 1,914 Ratings: 110 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~29 Married for 10 years to Chad~34. Semi Crunchy mama to Aurora~10, Ethan~8, Jacob~6, Annika~3, Makenna~2, and Niko James 5/3/12

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