Someone please explain wool wraps to me. In Very simple terms.

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Whilst looking into new wraps following the washing machine massacre I starting thinking about trying wool wraps after finding a pattern that I can knit myself. So it will cost virtually zilch to try out. However please can someone explain to me how wool wraps work and how I care for them. Some sites I've visited say they need to be lanolised whilst others seem to imply that lanolising is optional. Also how common are lanolin allergies.

Any help and advice will be gratefully followed. Thanks.

I used Woollywraps and Couche wraps for dd2 - both needed lanolising. I thought that it was lanolin that makes wool waterproof so am surprised that some wraps don't need it - not that I'm doubting what dg says though as I haven't any experience of stacinator.

With my wraps I would just hang them on a peg to air and wash every couple of weeks or when they started to smell (or if soiled) and then lanolise roughly once a month.

I used them mainly overnight and during the day in hot weather as they're more breathable than PVU.

i use disana.but ive also tried woolywraps too.i handwash using olive soap,then soak in lanolin overnight.about every 3 weeks or so.i mostly use at night and theyre great.no leaks with the disana.sometimes during day

Thank you all for your help. So I take it they can be used exactly as a PUL wrap. As I have a ds will he be able to wear them under trousers, and can you use the same wrap several times in a row, or do they need to be aired after each change?

They need to be aired every 12 hours or so, he will be able to wear them under trousers as long as they aren't really snug or the moisture can press through.

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Woollywraps are machine washable on a wool cycle.

Soak them overnight in lanolin (you can either buy a ready made solution or I can give you very step by step instructions if you buy solid lanolin).

Let them dry, then use them each night, air them during the day in between.

If not soiled, don't wash them until they start to retain a smell after airing.

When they do start to retain a smell, bung em in the machine on a wool cycle with a squirt of baby shampoo.

Resoak in lanolin.

You resoak after each wash for the first 3-4 washes, after that just do it once a month or so.

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They work (as far as I know... could be talking gibberish) by the wetness forming a soapyness with the lanolin, hence the self cleansing thing.

The lanolin helps keep them waterproof so they absorb wetness and it doesn't pass through to the clothes whilst it evaporates away.

You need to relanolise to keep the waterproofness and the self cleansing.

Lanolin allergy is quite rare.

Dry away from direct heat.

Easy and less washing than other wraps!

i made wool pants for my 2 by bying cheap wool jumpers in dunnes, cutting the arms off and stitching them together with the neckline as a waistband.

work brilliantly and make me feel all lentil weaverish every night when i see them

too hot for summer though so have ordered some woolypants for them now

Knitting going very well, the wrap is nearly finished, but I'm sure it is going to be too small. If it is though I can easily adjust the pattern to make it bigger. Thanks again everyone for explaning it all to me.

Hi, I'm really interested in making my own wool wraps, can you tell me where you got your pattern and who it is by?

I got my pattern from - here it is quite a simple pattern to knit, but I haven't quite finished it yet, so I don't know how good it will be.

lots of info on www.thewoolresource.co.uk

Kim