Try Crest dry cleaning |
Yeah, I mean it might be fine! I can remember having wool blazers bubble after getting rained on, and it was because of the interfacing in the lapels. It's not the wool. |
Spray heavily with vodka. The smells disappear. |
Wool hates to be wet for any length of time. I personally wash some of mine in kookaburra soap on an extremely short cycle with high spin.
Even better would be to use soak soap and just dunk it in and no rinse required, then spin on high. My concern is that steaming would be too much moisture. Good coarse fabric brush can be an effective cleaner and light hand with a fabric shaver if there is pilling. |
This is why I have a newish top load AG. Open tub and no agitator. King size comforter no prob. 3 pillows a breeze. Soak and spin for puffers and cloth coats no problem. And no stinky smell like front loads (even with meticulous cleaning gasket & door left open). I’m also a big fan of spray and sun. |
Cool. Don't. Take it to be dry cleaned, if that's a better fit for you. But it's possible to do, and the arguments against the procedure described above are being made by people who don't do this for a living. I do. |
This is what most burlesque performers do with our corsets and heavy beaded/blinged out/embellished items. |
I don’t do this for a living, but also wash my wool at home in tub, bucket, or sink. thanks for the the Unicorn fibre wash rec; going to look that up! |
And many ballet companies! |
I use an LG Smart Steam Closet to freshen my wool coats between their yearly drycleaning. |
Well, I’m not a professional but I am an avid knitter. So it’s not like I don’t know anything about wool. I go to the Maryland sheep and wool festival, lol! I’ve had wool blazers ruined because the interfacing bubbled so I just think the OP should proceed with caution. |
There is a difference between washing a cashmere sweater and washing a long wool overcoat. |
Yes, you'll need a bigger tub and possibly a larger drying rack. :mrgreen: |
Not just that. A long overcoat will be very very heavy when soaked. Good luck managing to roll that in towels. It will take several towels and make a huge mess. Plus hanging it to dry may cause it to get misshapen due to the weight pulling down. Perhaps several drying racks in a row could allow it to dry completely flat. Would you have the space for this? Then there’s the issue with interfacing bubbling, multiple pockets that may not air dry quick enough and may end up smelling mildewed. There are too many variables, most not in the favor of this turning out well, to try it on a $1000+ coat |