Can I wash kids shoes in the machine?

[lukewarmmama]

DD had a wee accident (literally) and her shoes (leather Clarks jobbies) are soaked through. Can I bung them in the washing machine or would that be an expensive error?
tia

[peachybums]

Do you have a special shoes setting on your washer? We do and ive put clarks in there before and they have been ok.

[lukewarmmama]

A shoes setting???! No, never heard of that! Do you think a hand wash setting on low spin would do?

[Carrotsandcelery]

I have washed leather trainers and they came up brilliantly. I washed leather slippers though and they were ruined. Sorry not much help but it will bump this if nothing else.

[bubbles4]

I wash leather trainers on synhetic seitting (30 degrees)and turn the spin speed down to 400.

[ragged]

I've always done it, never think about twice, agree that 30 degrees is best.

[lukewarmmama]

Alrighty, thanks all, will let the shoes take the plunge then...

[peachybums]

I think if you put them on a cool wash and dont spin them they should be ok. Yes i have a shoes setting its great for trainers, slippers, shoes and DD2s changing bag lol.

[lukewarmmama]

Hmmm, do you think I can justify buying a new washing machine with a shoes setting? [ponders cost/benefit ratio, decides probably not]

[peachybums]

Haha when my old washing machine broke i actually went looking for one with a shoe setting as I love clean slippers and DS's shoes are always muddy!

[Alouiseg]

I always wash trainers and uggs in the machine but I'd be interested to know what temperature and spin speed is on the "official" shoe setting?

[lukewarmmama]

Well, I've put them in on a 30 degree mixed load wash, with lowest spin 600 on.... Fingers crossed....

[peachybums]

According to my manual the shoes setting is a 30 wash and a 600rpm spin. You can wash a max of 2 pairs of shoes. So basically if you put it on a wool wash they should be fine :)