Drying wool sweaters in dryer without heat...

works like a charm! I usually wash in washer on cold, gentle cycle then lay
flat and hope the cat doesn't select them for prime napping. I recently
tried drying them in the dryer WITHOUT HEAT, just AIR, and they came out
great. Not sure it will as well for other washable wool items. Does anyone
else do this?
-sk

Jamie...

No, I've never been brave enough to try this. I wash just about everything
that is labelled dry-clean only but wool always, always shrinks on me! I'm
glad you've had good luck with yours. It's interesting to know.

scorpio00girl...

I'm going to have to try that. I usually wash my wool & cashmere
sweaters in the washer on the delicate cycle and dry them flat on a
drying rack. Unfortunately they usually end up with dents from the bars
on the rack.

Nancy...

I keep a few thick white towels in the laundry room for the sole purpose of
putting them on the drying rack to prevent those dents - works great!

Nancy, in northern Ontario - wearer of cashmere 9 months/year!!

cofarb...

I have always been under the impression that clothing shrinkage is not
exclusively due to heated drying. My mom always said that agitation--the
sweaters', not hers--also caused a lot of fibers to shrink. I dry my
sweaters on top of my dryer. (I invert a laundry basket over the sweater so

dwacon...

The Maytag Neptune has a cabinet that is made for sweaters and such. I
purchased a different model as I put everything in the dry cleaners slash
laundry service except towels and intimates.

it doesn't become a cat bed.) You can only do one at a time, of course. I
confess that I wash almost every hand-wash-only item on the delicate cycle
but I try to keep the delicate stuff out of the dryer.