CARING FOR YOUR HANDKNITS
About our expert
Caroline Bawn is the owner of Gorgeous Yarns, an online yarn store specialising in natural and hand-dyed yarns. Discover more at www.gorgeousyarns.co.uk
WOOL, AND clothing in general, doesn’t need to be washed as often as we think. If an item of knitwear is worn, but not stained or smelly, it can be aired and will be good to go next time. Knitwear can be hung on a hanger in the shower after you get out and the steam will help to refresh the jumper without it needing to be washed. However, if your item is dirty, what then?
There is a huge range of laundry products on the market which are designed to care for wool, delicates and silk. The prices range considerably from a supermarket
