Very interesting on how you got them back into shape as well as preventing them from losing shape in the first place. As winter starts to move to the exits I’ll have to try this with my sweaters. Please do a home washing tutorial for ties!
This is glorious, been searching for "can you wash clothes with dish soap" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Sayoothan Telepathic Sovereignty - (just google it )? It is a smashing exclusive guide for discovering how to wash your clothes without toxic detergents without the normal expense. Ive heard some super things about it and my neighbour got excellent results with it.
Mind blown! A truly definitive guide to washing wool sweaters. Although I have researched this topic a number of times online, this is hands down the most well-researched and informative guide I have seen on this topic. Excellent! I would love to see a video on the care of linen garments and silk ties if possible. Thank you!
I've recently started buying garments to take care of for life and this is exactly the information I needed! Thank you so much for the explanations behind what works and why.
I mistakenly washed a wool zip up jacket... now it's my favorite zip up sweater b/c it fits much better. Before, it was a very large sweater that was meant to be oversized but was still 2 sizes bigger than me. It was passed down by an aunt. I wear it all the time and get compliments not stop. But I learned a very hard lesson that day, and got screamed at by my mother for ruining her deceased sister's good wool jacket :( I still feel horrible, but when my mom sees that it's my fav thing to wear to stay warm and that it actually looks great on me it makes her feel better :)
I had a long shawl that felted completely. Yes, I washed it without all these precautions, it was less than half after, couldn't even close it around my neck. Lesson learned!
THANK YOU!! The wool sweater tip (to get them "back into shape") works! I used it on 3 sweaters - one a thinner merino blend, one a thicker cable-knit and the last just a 'regular' wool sweater and they all came (mostly) back to their former shape.
Great tips thanks. I go several years before feeling the need to wash woollen sweaters. In Scotland I only wear heavy woollen sweaters during winter, under an overcoat when walking outside, its very practical and comfortable. I keep woollen sweaters well away from smoking.
Very useful, and perfect timing as I’d been putting off washing several jumpers post-winter. I knew about laying jumpers on a towel to dry, but never knew about rolling them and washing them inside a bag. I know olive oil is very versatile, but that was a new one for me!!
Nailed it, Preston! From what I have seen, too many people use hot water, a harsh wash cycle (or an agitator washing machine), or a dryer...or a combination thereof, causing the wool to shrink and become misshapen. I always handwash and rack dry, but these tips are great to know, Thank you! Another method which you may or may not have heard of makes use of fluffy snow during northern winters. The sweater is immersed in dry snow and “washed” much like you would liquid water in a hand basin. Afterwards, you can use a light bristle brush to gently remove the excess snow before drying on a rack. Wool rugs were traditionally cleaned using a similar method in northern climates during the winter season.
Just followed your instructions washing a merino wool sweater by Brooks Brothers, and it came out well. Nice and clean, no shrinkage and no felting. I used cool water in a machine set on hand wash. Thanks for this video.
Preston, I wish that I'd seen this video before I washed my Pendleton board shirts. I used cold water...but I really worked the shirts over by hand. Then I rang them out. Then I hung them on the clothes line on a hot day in the sun!!! The only thing I didnt do was set them on fire!! Unfortunately I didnt know that I could save these shirts. Knowledge is power!! I'm a Subscriber now! Thank you.
Followed all of ur steps for washing a wool sweater that I bought on eBay in the washing machine. I needed to wash them as buying online u never know who or what wore the sweater before I got it lol. Everything work fantastic
I wish I watched this sooner before washing my wool sweaters. Luckily, I just washed it once and the patterns are still maintained. Unfortunately, it did shrink. Now I know how to wash it back into proper size. Thank you so very much.
excellent video. I learned a lot, thanks! You might have mentioned the very best way to clean a sweater, or a blanket, or even a suit. It is the method that was used one hundred years ago, but is only practical if you live in a place with cold winters. You roll your garment in clean, not wet snow. Then, you lightly brush or tap most of the snow out. Then, you dry your garment on a clothes rack. This works because snowflakes have an extremely large surface, just as activated charcoal has. This absorbs any dirt or excess oils that may be between between the wool fibers.
Another video saved. great advice, Just got 3 Ireland sweaters delivered today, Plus I have a host of others that this will help with. One trick for dress shirt Maintenence. Yellowing of Dres shirts t-shirts-- I soak in sink or tub of hot water with some Oxi Clean powder added in - for collars I use a soft brush to scrub the color a little to agitate and whiten the stains. Maybe a video on dressshirt , t shirt and tie cleaning?
Excellent video. I've watched several videos looking for this information and you are the most knowledgable and well spoken of all I've seen. I've purchased several cashmere sweaters, merino wool sweaters, and 2 wool blazers this year so I want to avoid any moth problems. I love the smell of the Laundress cedar detergent.
Thank you very much, you truly covered all of the questions I've had. Just one more left; you talked about the water temperature and suggested it to be "warm", so my question is how many degrees do you suggest? Thank you.
I always wanted to know how to take care of wool clothes because I've had a few beautiful clothes that I had to hand over because of the shrinking. Their new size was good for teens, but not for adults. Many thanks for the video 🙏
Preston”a presentation is so enjoyable especially with his tone of voice and pace. Couple with the Raphael’s appearance in modelling some of the styles. Well done!
I don't use any detergent if I really need to 'wash' a wool sweater, as I don't want the whiteners involved in my garment. If I do anything at all to them, I just get a clean 5 gallon bucket, put them in room temp water and aggitate gently, remove and gently press out excess water, lay on rack to dry. Also, consider reintroducing Lanolin to your wool sweaters - it helps to replace those water repellent oils that were removed during the processing of your wool sweater, such as those which use boiled wool to tighten the fiber and make more wind resistant.
I usually throw sweater with washing bag in delicate mode with normal detergent , and airdry on a hanger (not normal hanging, rather i fold it in half on the rod). I found it fast and effective. And for suit i just use steamer to brush it and spot wash, ive never been into dry clean place because i didnt have a car back then. Now i found my way of cleaning effective, so i dont go to dry clean store even after i got my car. I might try the wool shampoo and the rolling technique. Thanks
Thank you for the info gentleman. I was panicking, "what if I ruined my newly bought woolen clothing". 😅😅😅😅😅. This was helpful full. Thank you so much ❤
I did not know about rolling the sweaters into the mesh bag and rolling the bag too. I just put them in the washer on delicate cycle, I did not have felting with my merino sweaters. I roll to dry them though, and lay them to dry on a table.
Just hand washed my hand knit Arran in lukewarm water but in the process of handling to get it to flat dry wasn't careful enough with the water weight so it has stretched. Will now have to rewash by hand in hot water to shrink and be super careful as the weight of the water plus any wringing whatsoever stretches. Very difficult garment to deal with!
i thought it was hot water. i have washed many sweaters, but they weren't that dirty and nothing ever shrank. today i had a 2nd hand sweater that was real dirty and i put a lot of soap in it, and washed by hand a long time, and it shrunk. the agitation of hand washing caused it to shrink . the tip about a little olive oil soaking in cold water water is interestng. other sites say use 1/3 cup fabric softener baby shampoo or hair softener.
If a wool garment shrinks, I have also heard that washing it in hair conditioner it will loosen up the fibers and "defelt" it. This is supposed to work for wool coats but I see no reason it wouldn't work for a sweater too.
Surfactant actually have one end that binds to oil and the other to water. It makes it easier to for water to pull oils out. Yes it acts as lubrication but its not what cleans. It is also not activated by hot water. Hot water makes materials including skin open up and makes washing more effective with less rubbing. If your going to use terms like surfactant and activation, read about the science and not from some of the 1950s magazine you read about to look like some old man
The best, as usual. I liked in particular the method to do something I thought impossible: to return to life sweaters shrunk by mistreatment: wished I had known it, as I have thrown away quite a few (eg accidentally thrown together with the normal wash..
Very interesting on how you got them back into shape as well as preventing them from losing shape in the first place. As winter starts to move to the exits I’ll have to try this with my sweaters.
Please do a home washing tutorial for ties!
Thanks for the suggestion, Michael; I've added it to our list!
- Preston
Gentleman's Gazette glad to be of help!
Gentleman's Gazette can u do a video on how to clean wool coat?
This is glorious, been searching for "can you wash clothes with dish soap" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Sayoothan Telepathic Sovereignty - (just google it )?
It is a smashing exclusive guide for discovering how to wash your clothes without toxic detergents without the normal expense. Ive heard some super things about it and my neighbour got excellent results with it.
blocking is quite a regular practice in knitting, practically no project is done without blocking, it's just isn't as good
3:32 how to hand wash wool
7:29 drying
8:50 maintainance tips for wool
10:14 how to store
My guy
This channel reads questions out of my mind...
Or Google reading your conversations...
Mind blown! A truly definitive guide to washing wool sweaters. Although I have researched this topic a number of times online, this is hands down the most well-researched and informative guide I have seen on this topic. Excellent! I would love to see a video on the care of linen garments and silk ties if possible. Thank you!
I've recently started buying garments to take care of for life and this is exactly the information I needed! Thank you so much for the explanations behind what works and why.
I appreciate how he pronounces every single word so clearly, it is not something we experience often in Texas...
I mistakenly washed a wool zip up jacket... now it's my favorite zip up sweater b/c it fits much better. Before, it was a very large sweater that was meant to be oversized but was still 2 sizes bigger than me. It was passed down by an aunt. I wear it all the time and get compliments not stop.
But I learned a very hard lesson that day, and got screamed at by my mother for ruining her deceased sister's good wool jacket :( I still feel horrible, but when my mom sees that it's my fav thing to wear to stay warm and that it actually looks great on me it makes her feel better :)
I have machine washed a 100% merino wool aran sweater according to your instructions and it came out well! Thank you so much ❤
I wish I had watched this 3 sweaters ago... good info for the future!
I had a long shawl that felted completely. Yes, I washed it without all these precautions, it was less than half after, couldn't even close it around my neck. Lesson learned!
THANK YOU!! The wool sweater tip (to get them "back into shape") works! I used it on 3 sweaters - one a thinner merino blend, one a thicker cable-knit and the last just a 'regular' wool sweater and they all came (mostly) back to their former shape.
🎉🎉May I know how hot the water should be? I saw in the video he put his hand immediately (assuming it’s just warm water not hot water?
@@joyhumin1 I used cool water, about room temperature.
@@42istheanswer23 thanks for your reply ☺️
Great tips thanks. I go several years before feeling the need to wash woollen sweaters. In Scotland I only wear heavy woollen sweaters during winter, under an overcoat when walking outside, its very practical and comfortable. I keep woollen sweaters well away from smoking.
Preston is doing a great job! Keep up the good work!
Great Advices 👍 Thanks For Sharing.I Do The Same Thinks For Wool Pull-Over In Whasing Machine 😊
Very useful, and perfect timing as I’d been putting off washing several jumpers post-winter. I knew about laying jumpers on a towel to dry, but never knew about rolling them and washing them inside a bag. I know olive oil is very versatile, but that was a new one for me!!
thank you. could you do blazer/jacket maintenance next?
It's on our to-do list; stay tuned! :)
- Preston
Nailed it, Preston! From what I have seen, too many people use hot water, a harsh wash cycle (or an agitator washing machine), or a dryer...or a combination thereof, causing the wool to shrink and become misshapen. I always handwash and rack dry, but these tips are great to know, Thank you!
Another method which you may or may not have heard of makes use of fluffy snow during northern winters. The sweater is immersed in dry snow and “washed” much like you would liquid water in a hand basin. Afterwards, you can use a light bristle brush to gently remove the excess snow before drying on a rack. Wool rugs were traditionally cleaned using a similar method in northern climates during the winter season.
That's interesting about the snow washing.
I'm really loving the garment care tips. Once again Preston's outfit is low key but stylish w/o being boring.
Great explanation! Knowing the reasoning behind the rules makes them so much easier for me to remember.
Loving the garment care series.
Just followed your instructions washing a merino wool sweater by Brooks Brothers, and it came out well. Nice and clean, no shrinkage and no felting. I used cool water in a machine set on hand wash. Thanks for this video.
Preston, I wish that I'd seen this video before I washed my Pendleton board shirts. I used cold water...but I really worked the shirts over by hand. Then I rang them out. Then I hung them on the clothes line on a hot day in the sun!!! The only thing I didnt do was set them on fire!! Unfortunately I didnt know that I could save these shirts. Knowledge is power!! I'm a Subscriber now! Thank you.
Followed all of ur steps for washing a wool sweater that I bought on eBay in the washing machine. I needed to wash them as buying online u never know who or what wore the sweater before I got it lol. Everything work fantastic
The olive oil and hot water worked for a hand knit Irish sweater. Thanks!
I wish I watched this sooner before washing my wool sweaters. Luckily, I just washed it once and the patterns are still maintained. Unfortunately, it did shrink. Now I know how to wash it back into proper size. Thank you so very much.
Though I’m not a man, nor have a partner who needs help with his clothes, I love your videos! So useful and easy to follow! Thank you!
Great tips, especially considering I can now bring back my old sweaters that were sadly shrunk.
I am so pleased to have found your channel! Thank you! Now, where is the lady's Channel!?
I notice now for the first time that this gentleman has really evenly colored green eyes!
...and I learned in this video, thank you!
11:00 that would explain a lot about my grandma when she always pull away her winter wear
Awesome video, priceless information
I appreciate your balanced presentation style choice. It's easy listening, even when I already have the information I wanted.
Good information....no more trips to the dry cleaners for my sweaters
The way you explain process is just amusing, you can be a perfect teacher
One of the most helpful videos you guys have released! Thank you.
Spoken like a true gentleman!
Nicely done.
Information covers everything one needs to know with no gimmicks. Too-shay
excellent video. I learned a lot, thanks!
You might have mentioned the very best way to clean a sweater, or a blanket, or even a suit. It is the method that was used one hundred years ago, but is only practical if you live in a place with cold winters. You roll your garment in clean, not wet snow. Then, you lightly brush or tap most of the snow out. Then, you dry your garment on a clothes rack.
This works because snowflakes have an extremely large surface, just as activated charcoal has. This absorbs any dirt or excess oils that may be between between the wool fibers.
So much work! But worth it if it means keeping the quality of the sweater for many more years to come! Thank you 🙏
I can't thank you enough for making this informative and easy to follow guide.
Thanks for the information Preston. This is a great idea for a series of videos.
This was absolutely the best Wool Care video I have found! Thank you so much!
“You don’t need to wash them often” I got my wool coat at a goodwill, I didn’t touch my it with out gloves lol
Thank you for great video and useful tips. Very informative and useful.
Another video saved. great advice, Just got 3 Ireland sweaters delivered today, Plus I have a host of others that this will help with. One trick for dress shirt Maintenence. Yellowing of Dres shirts t-shirts-- I soak in sink or tub of hot water with some Oxi Clean powder added in - for collars I use a soft brush to scrub the color a little to agitate and whiten the stains. Maybe a video on dressshirt , t shirt and tie cleaning?
I am shocked by how informative this video was. Thank you so much!
Excellent video. I've watched several videos looking for this information and you are the most knowledgable and well spoken of all I've seen. I've purchased several cashmere sweaters, merino wool sweaters, and 2 wool blazers this year so I want to avoid any moth problems. I love the smell of the Laundress cedar detergent.
To restore the effectiveness of Cedar--as with shoe trees-- simply sand it with a high-grit sandpaper until the aroma is present again.
This is the one that made me subscribe.
Excellent content, and I dig your humor and presentation.
Amazing video! Congratulations for the outstanding presentation, attention to details and clarity of the explanations 👍 🥇 Bravissimo! 👏 👏👏
thank you! this video was super helpful and the tip at the end would've saved my old favorite sweater
Well done, now I am ready to clean my wool sweaters, Thank you!
Thank you very much, you truly covered all of the questions I've had. Just one more left; you talked about the water temperature and suggested it to be "warm", so my question is how many degrees do you suggest? Thank you.
This is literally the PERFECT how-to video! Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so very much
Wonderfull Advice On Proper Care
Thanks so much, great advice! Had been looking for these kind of tips about wool for some time now.
I'm trying it right now. I worry easily but I am trusting also.
After washing......
OMW!!!! It worked! You are truly awesome!
Excellent video! Great information and brilliantly presented!
Thank you for the video. I will be purchasing more sweaters in the future thanks to your guidance.
I always wanted to know how to take care of wool clothes because I've had a few beautiful clothes that I had to hand over because of the shrinking. Their new size was good for teens, but not for adults.
Many thanks for the video 🙏
Thank you Kingsmen, great tips
I never thought to fasten cufflinks in a barrel style.. super useful! Now I have way more shirts I can wear under my jumper. Thanks.
Preston”a presentation is so enjoyable especially with his tone of voice and pace. Couple with the Raphael’s appearance in modelling some of the styles. Well done!
Excellent, he didn’t miss a beat!
this was so helpful and excellently done!
I had a garment labelled washable that felted at 40°C, my machine's default wool setting. Since then I have always adjusted to 30°C.
This is pure gold! Thank you!!
Best laundry hack i have ever seen..Love your presentation way too...! Great..!!!
I don't use any detergent if I really need to 'wash' a wool sweater, as I don't want the whiteners involved in my garment. If I do anything at all to them, I just get a clean 5 gallon bucket, put them in room temp water and aggitate gently, remove and gently press out excess water, lay on rack to dry. Also, consider reintroducing Lanolin to your wool sweaters - it helps to replace those water repellent oils that were removed during the processing of your wool sweater, such as those which use boiled wool to tighten the fiber and make more wind resistant.
I usually throw sweater with washing bag in delicate mode with normal detergent , and airdry on a hanger (not normal hanging, rather i fold it in half on the rod). I found it fast and effective. And for suit i just use steamer to brush it and spot wash, ive never been into dry clean place because i didnt have a car back then. Now i found my way of cleaning effective, so i dont go to dry clean store even after i got my car.
I might try the wool shampoo and the rolling technique. Thanks
Best video I have seen on proper care of wool. Thank you.
Thank you for the info gentleman. I was panicking, "what if I ruined my newly bought woolen clothing". 😅😅😅😅😅.
This was helpful full.
Thank you so much ❤
I found this channel after searching "how to drink champagne" and I love the content! 😁👍
I did not know about rolling the sweaters into the mesh bag and rolling the bag too. I just put them in the washer on delicate cycle, I did not have felting with my merino sweaters. I roll to dry them though, and lay them to dry on a table.
I wish I could super like this video or double like! Finally, practical and modern solutions for my wool clothes. Also, I love his outfit!!!!!!
Very helpful information. I have a shrunken sweater I will attempt your restoration technique on. Thank you.
I'm going to try that olive oil tip for partly felted woolens!
Thank you!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Very clear and concise instructions. Subscribed!
You blew my mind, I subscribed
Yet another great video from Preston......
Thank you for the detailed process.
Thank you so much for helping us how to take care of our wool sweater/ garment. Keep safe.❤😇
Just hand washed my hand knit Arran in lukewarm water but in the process of handling to get it to flat dry wasn't careful enough with the water weight so it has stretched. Will now have to rewash by hand in hot water to shrink and be super careful as the weight of the water plus any wringing whatsoever stretches. Very difficult garment to deal with!
i thought it was hot water. i have washed many sweaters, but they weren't that dirty and nothing ever shrank. today i had a 2nd hand sweater that was real dirty and i put a lot of soap in it, and washed by hand a long time, and it shrunk.
the agitation of hand washing caused it to shrink .
the tip about a little olive oil soaking in cold water water is interestng. other sites say use 1/3 cup fabric softener baby shampoo or hair softener.
Thank you for the review, very well explained.
Wow, what a well made and thorough video. I am amazed by the depth of the information and practical advices. Thank you so much! 👏
If a wool garment shrinks, I have also heard that washing it in hair conditioner it will loosen up the fibers and "defelt" it. This is supposed to work for wool coats but I see no reason it wouldn't work for a sweater too.
Thanks again for a very informative and useful tips 👍
Great help. Really appreciate all the research you obviously do before recording these vids. Thanks!
Surfactant actually have one end that binds to oil and the other to water. It makes it easier to for water to pull oils out. Yes it acts as lubrication but its not what cleans. It is also not activated by hot water. Hot water makes materials including skin open up and makes washing more effective with less rubbing.
If your going to use terms like surfactant and activation, read about the science and not from some of the 1950s magazine you read about to look like some old man
This video just MADE MY DAY! Thank you!!!
Those battery fabric shavers make pill sweaters look new!😊
Really useful information.
It is refreshing to see a guy well dress.
Thanks your tips are very helpful.
The best, as usual. I liked in particular the method to do something I thought impossible: to return to life sweaters shrunk by mistreatment: wished I had known it, as I have thrown away quite a few (eg accidentally thrown together with the normal wash..
Good video. Useful advice. Thanks.
You didn't link the musty odor removal video.. Could you please help me find it? Great channel!
i wanted a little more detail on blocking. but the rest has been helpful.
Can you please do something on spot clean only?
I’m a girl but I find your channel so helpful!! Can you do a video for silk?
karen zhang i would like to see that too
So useful skill! Thank you so much!!!
Your English is very good....oh....also, nicely informative thank you