How to Wash or Clean a Wool Blanket

Summary

Preserve the beauty of your Welsh wool blanket for years to come by following these simple care tips. To remove light dust, give it a gentle shake and air it thoroughly. For small stains, spot clean using cool water and a mild wool detergent, blotting carefully. When a full wash is needed, opt for hand washing or professional dry cleaning. If hand washing, use cool water and a wool-specific detergent, and avoid wringing the fabric. Lay the blanket flat to dry, keeping it away from direct heat and sunlight. Never use a tumble dryer. For the safest and most thorough cleaning, dry cleaning is recommended, as washing wool blankets incorrectly can cause damage.

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A traditional Welsh blanket is a beautiful addition to any home, today and for many years to come. Here are our recommendations for washing and cleaning a Welsh wool blanket.

A Good Shake!

If the blanket is just a bit dusty, we suggest that you give it a good shake, a good old-fashioned airing! This will often give your blanket a ‘freshen up’ without the need to cleaning.

Spot Cleaning

If only a part of the blanket needs a clean, then try Spot Cleaning. Soak and blot (or dab) the dirty area with a mild, wool detergent but avoid any scrubbing type movements. Leave the blanket to dry slowly and naturally in a flat position.

Your Blanket Needs A Complete Clean

If the whole blanket needs a clean, then there are two options, handwashing or dry cleaning.

Hand Washing

• Use a delicate wool specific detergent with cool water, not hot water.
• Each blanket should be washed separately without any fabric softener.
• Gently wash the blanket but do not wring the blanket whilst washing.
• Do not use a tumble dryer to dry the blanket. This to be avoided as the heat will definitely damage your blanket.
• The blanket should be left to dry in a flat position to avoid any stretching of the wool and potentially distorting the shape of the blanket. Do not hang a blanket on a washing line.
• Do not leave a blanket out of the sun for hours.

Machine Washing

• Not particulary recmmended.
• Wash on a gentle, cold cycle, with mild wool specific detergent.
• Drying, as for hand washing.

Dry Cleaning

Washing a wool blanket incorrectly can without double damage your blanket. This is why we recommend drying cleaning as the safest way to wash a blanket, if the whole blanket needs a clean.

Conclusion

• Freshen up your blanket with a good shake and a good airing. 
• Hand wash is preferable to machine washing.
• Drying cleaning is best if a complete clean is required.

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