Would you risk a dry clean only wool coat in the washer?

[lucysmam]

I haven't worn it in maybe six years & only recently came across it while packing to move....would you risk it on a cool delicate wash with low spin speed?...Or wait until I can afford the dry clean? (am not even sure I'll wear it again when it's clean tbh but it's bigger and warmer than my current coat)

Depends - do you have any DDs who it might fit when if it shrinks?

NOOOOOO!!!!! Don't do it!

HTH.

grrrr, looks like it'll be lurking a while longer then until I have the funds to justify the dry clean

(it might fit dd1 comfortably if it shrunk a bit lengthwise...she's very quickly catching up to my five feet tall ness!)

No, sorry.

I washed my DHs best posh wool jumper, it didn't end well.

No. And I'm quite adventurous with the washing machine.

I have with a number of wool coats. Cold wool wash. No shrinkage or going misshapen.

it's legendary in our family, the story of how my mum washed my much wanted mohair jumper.

My mum made this jumper for teenage me, it was slouchy, it was fab and it took her months to make for me.

She brought it to my bedroom door and kind of pushed it through to show me.

it would have fitted a one yr old. it was as thick as a rug!!!

so nope don't!

No, not a coat.

DD2 (grown-up) has a pale grey mostly-wool coat which is dry clean only - I washed it on the coolest most gentle wash, inside one of those massive mesh bags, & it was fine

It didn't get all the marks out but it was a lot fresher

No. The reason is the re shaping whilst damp: with a coat it's particularly important that the shoulders are not misshapen - as an example. To achieve that from wet (because it shouldn't be spun) would be very difficult, even with dressmaker's tools and a ridiculous amount of time.

Dry clean, definitely!

(It cost £100 so I admit I was a bit trepidatious about it but I'm always game for a laundry challenge )

I have done it, it was fine.

Ive just used these to freshen up about 6 coats

I got them in Asda, use the wipe first to remove any stains/marks then use in dryer as it says on box.

Worked a treat.

1 sheet does 3 garments.

dry clean sheets

oh, also she had spilt red wine on it

I got most of it out by hand but the gentle machine wash took care of the rest

If you've only recently come across it and can't afford to dry clean it, there is nothing to lose, chuck it in the machine, if it doesn't turn out well, bin it, you haven't worn it fo six years, you won't miss it.

That's what I thought Frontdoor, just a cold delicate wash with the slowest spin the machine does.

But the unanimous advice is no, so I will save and have it dry cleaned properly rather than risk it. Even if I don't wear it, someone else might get some use out of it so seems a shame to risk it.

My unanimous advice was a yes!

ok, nearly unanimous