blocking/washing?

myswendy wrote:
Ok guys, I'm a little bit confused now!

I just went to doublecheck--the yarn I used for the sweater is Patons
Beehive Baby and is 100% acrylic. So washing in Dawn, rolling in a
towel, and laying flat to dry is correct for this tiny garment?

You can actually throw acrylic in the washer and dryer and it behaves
wonderfully.

sue

I would do it anyway
mirjam
wrote:

myswendy wrote:
Ok guys, I'm a little bit confused now!

I just went to doublecheck--the yarn I used for the sweater is Patons
Beehive Baby and is 100% acrylic. So washing in Dawn, rolling in a
towel, and laying flat to dry is correct for this tiny garment?

You can actually throw acrylic in the washer and dryer and it behaves
wonderfully.

sue

"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me, but
wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand? If so, why
do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
--
Carey in MA

Hi,

I'm not Noreen, but years ago the woolite company was bought by Clorox,
so it has some bleach in it.

Arlene


Carey N. wrote:
"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me, but
wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand? If so, why
do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
--
Carey in MA

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Hi,

I'm not Noreen, but years ago the woolite company was bought by
Clorox, so it has some bleach in it.

Arlene


Carey N. wrote:
"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for
me, but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by
hand? If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just
curious.....
--
Carey in MA


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Thanks, Arlene, I didn't see Carey's Q until now, but see you've
already answered her!
Appreciate the jump in!
Noreen

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"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me,
but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand?
If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
end quoted

Carey, I see Arlene already responded, but will expound on her reply.
Years ago, it WAS originally formulated to wash woolens, in that, you
are correct, however, I believe it was the mid-seventies or early
eighties when, as Arelen stated, the Clorox BLEACH company purchased
Woollite, and changed the formula.
I would ONLY use Woollite now on synthetics, and even then, I'd be
extremely careful. *(I DO like the smell of woollite, tho, grin)*
Noreen

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Carey N. spun a FINE 'yarn':


"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me,
but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand?
If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
end quoted

Carey, I see Arlene already responded, but will expound on her reply.
Years ago, it WAS originally formulated to wash woolens, in that, you
are correct, however, I believe it was the mid-seventies or early
eighties when, as Arelen stated, the Clorox BLEACH company purchased
Woollite, and changed the formula.
I would ONLY use Woollite now on synthetics, and even then, I'd be
extremely careful. *(I DO like the smell of woollite, tho, grin)*
Noreen
end quoted

Apologies, ARLENE, there was a TYPO in my response to Carey, and I
unintentionally misspelled your name.
mea culpa,
Noreen

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Arlene,
Thanks for the information.
Too bad they messed with a good thing, though that's usually how it goes.
Happy knitting!
--
Carey in MA

"arlene" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm not Noreen, but years ago the woolite company was bought by Clorox,
so it has some bleach in it.

Arlene


Carey N. wrote:
"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me, but
wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand? If so,
why
do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
--
Carey in MA

"YarnWright" wrote in message
...
Carey N. spun a FINE 'yarn':

"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for me,
but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by hand?
If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just curious.....
end quoted

Carey, I see Arlene already responded, but will expound on her reply.
Years ago, it WAS originally formulated to wash woolens, in that, you
are correct, however, I believe it was the mid-seventies or early
eighties when, as Arelen stated, the Clorox BLEACH company purchased
Woollite, and changed the formula.
I would ONLY use Woollite now on synthetics, and even then, I'd be
extremely careful. *(I DO like the smell of woollite, tho, grin)*
Noreen


I don't think I've ever smelled Woollite; maybe I should open a bottle in
the store some time and see if I like the smell for my acryllic sweaters.
You really would think that if Clorox bought out Woollite, they must have
thought there was something to contend with their products that they didn't
have at the time, and would have wanted to keep it in their shop. Why do
people always mess with a good thing, I wonder? Kind of like Coke and New
Coke: at least they were smart enough to change it back, though!
--
Carey in MA

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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:03:05 GMT, "Carey N."
wrote:

"YarnWright" wrote in message
...
Carey N. spun a FINE 'yarn':

"YarnWright" wrote in message
Never, EVER ever use Woollite on real wool, OMG!
Noreen


Noreen,
Since I haven't been knitting with wool, this is a non-issue for
me, but wasn't Woollite supposed to be for washing wool items by
hand? If so, why do you say not to use it on real wool? Just
curious..... end quoted

Carey, I see Arlene already responded, but will expound on her
reply. Years ago, it WAS originally formulated to wash woolens,
in that, you are correct, however, I believe it was the
mid-seventies or early eighties when, as Arelen stated, the Clorox
BLEACH company purchased Woollite, and changed the formula.
I would ONLY use Woollite now on synthetics, and even then, I'd be
extremely careful. *(I DO like the smell of woollite, tho, grin)*
Noreen


I don't think I've ever smelled Woollite; maybe I should open a
bottle in the store some time and see if I like the smell for my
acryllic sweaters. You really would think that if Clorox bought
out Woollite, they must have thought there was something to contend
with their products that they didn't have at the time, and would
have wanted to keep it in their shop. Why do people always mess
with a good thing, I wonder? Kind of like Coke and New Coke: at
least they were smart enough to change it back, though!

Clorox hasn't owned Woolite in decades. It's currently owned by
Reckitt Benckiser (formerly Reckitt-Colman), and has been since the
early 90s.

Tara

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But, Tara, it's STILL not good for washing woolens....
Noreen



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