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Bought a really nice jumper in a charity shop yesterday. It's made by a company called Recycled Amano. 45%wool, 35% cotton and 20%hemp.

Turned the label over it says 'Dry Clean Only' :evil: Now I wash both wool and cotton with no disasters, so it must be the hemp that makes it dry cleanable only. Does anybody have any clothing made from hemp, and how do you clean it?

 

Tessa

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Its the spin cycle that kills those kind of fabrics, go easy on the spin!

 

I intend to hand wash, so no spinning or wringing just squooshing gently :)

 

Tessa

 

squooshing :D

 

what a fab word :D

 

oh, back on track,

 

I shove virtually everything in the washer (delicates if im not sure :D )

 

ive not "killed" anything yet :lol:

 

cathy

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Its the spin cycle that kills those kind of fabrics, go easy on the spin!

 

I intend to hand wash, so no spinning or wringing just squooshing gently :)

 

Tessa

 

:shock::shock: Thats a level of domestic dedication I have never achieved, in my house if it canr survive the machine it goes in the charity bag. :evil: I always feel like an alien here, you can all bake cakes and handwash clothes and knit chicken jumpers and some of you even *breathing into paper bag* enjoy caravanning.

I do wear crocs though :wink:

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Its the spin cycle that kills those kind of fabrics, go easy on the spin!

 

I intend to hand wash, so no spinning or wringing just squooshing gently :)

 

Tessa

 

:shock::shock: Thats a level of domestic dedication I have never achieved, in my house if it canr survive the machine it goes in the charity bag. :evil: I always feel like an alien here, you can all bake cakes and handwash clothes and knit chicken jumpers and some of you even *breathing into paper bag* enjoy caravanning.

I do wear crocs though :wink:

 

You are not alone Rhapsody :wink: Hand wash/delicate stuff lives at the bottom of the washing basket :oops: I do not bake (I try but usually fail!) or enjoy caravanning :wink:

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Its the spin cycle that kills those kind of fabrics, go easy on the spin!

 

I intend to hand wash, so no spinning or wringing just squooshing gently :)

 

Tessa

 

:shock::shock: Thats a level of domestic dedication I have never achieved, in my house if it canr survive the machine it goes in the charity bag. :evil: I always feel like an alien here, you can all bake cakes and handwash clothes and knit chicken jumpers and some of you even *breathing into paper bag* enjoy caravanning.

I do wear crocs though :wink:

Rhapsody this post made me :lol:

I do not hand wash. It goes in the washer ( & then usually into the charity bag :roll: )

I can only bake a cake with a mixer :wink: , & I have not knitted since I was about 11.I am going camping in the summer, but maybe I am looking at tents through rose tinted glasses. I have not camped since I went to V98.

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Bought a really nice jumper in a charity shop yesterday. It's made by a company called Recycled Amano. 45%wool, 35% cotton and 20%hemp.

Turned the label over it says 'Dry Clean Only' :evil: Now I wash both wool and cotton with no disasters, so it must be the hemp that makes it dry cleanable only. Does anybody have any clothing made from hemp, and how do you clean it?

 

Tessa

 

Well done for getting a charity shop bargain!

 

I agree with Lesley, they are just covering themselves.

 

I have bought loads of second hand items which state 'Dry Clean Only' and only ever had one disaster, a beautiful dress made of Acetate, it shrunk really badly :evil: . I have even washed coats and jackets in the past too. does your machine have a wool cycle? If so, that will be fine for the jumper.

 

We need a pic of your bargain too :wink:

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I have even washed coats and jackets in the past too. does your machine have a wool cycle? If so, that will be fine for the jumper.

We need a pic of your bargain too :wink:

 

:shock::shock: I don't think I would have the nerve to wash a wool coat or jacket. We do have a dry cleaning machine in our local laundrette, it's quite good if you've got quite a bit to clean. Pics hmmmmm still haven't managed to get to grips with Photobucket, will have to ask Egluntine if she will help me AGAIN :oops: And before anybody kindly directs me to fulsome instructions in the stickie, because I am on dial up :evil: I am not prepared to sit like a lemon for gawd knows how long while it s l o w l y uploads.

 

Tessa

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I am on dial up Tessa, it'll take about 10 minutes to upload one pic :roll: Set it up and go off and bake a cake or something :lol:

 

I bought a lovely Per Una wool jumper from the British Heart Foundation shop the other week, I paid top dollar too (well £3.99 :wink: ) I will have to post a pic as it is beautiful. I never worry about washing dry clean only items as most things I buy are second hand so there's no great monetary loss, it's just annoying if anything goes wrong.

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I am on dial up Tessa, it'll take about 10 minutes to upload one pic :roll: Set it up and go off and bake a cake or something :lol:

 

I bought a lovely Per Una wool jumper from the British Heart Foundation shop the other week, I paid top dollar too (well £3.99 :wink: ) I will have to post a pic as it is beautiful. I never worry about washing dry clean only items as most things I buy are second hand so there's no great monetary loss, it's just annoying if anything goes wrong.

 

Okay, I'll have a go tomorrow then, I suppose 10 minutes is doable :roll:

My bargain was £3.50 :) but because I am friends with the manageress of the shop she knocked £1 off :wink:

 

Tessa

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I always wash my woolies in the machine - I'm with Rhapsody - although I can bake a cake! :wink: but I've got enough to do without going down to the river and scrubbing clothes with a stone! That reminds me, I must ebay that mangle I never use!

 

I once lived with a flatmate who handwashed all her underwear. :shock:

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Lol at you lot, i used to handwash baby clothes occasionly but that was over 17yrs ago . I can bake but never seem to have time, don't wear crocs sorry i think their gross :shock: lol can sew and stuff like that but never find time for that either! where does all the time go? oh yeah on the chickens lol

Looking forward to the pics :D

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Don't worry Rhapsody - we're not all domestic godesses on here :wink:

 

I do NOT camp (I leave that to Christian :wink: ) well, not since run to the sun about 20 years ago in a camper van, I am also hopeless at knitting and the only handwashing I do goes in the delicates cycle on the machine.

 

Definitely NOT girlie either :roll:

 

Have to admit to the other vices though.

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you can all bake cakes and handwash clothes and knit chicken jumpers and some of you even *breathing into paper bag* enjoy caravanning.

 

 

I dont bake cakes and I cant knit or sew to save my life!!! :lol:

 

I do caravan tho :lol:

 

I put everything into the washing machine.....everything! including door mats and trainers!!

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