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Post by moggyfan on Aug 2, 2010 22:29:14 GMT -5
Cotton? Not wool? Go ahead and wash it! I wash cotton blankets all the time & tumble dry them in the dryer. I've never had a bad result.
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Post by yearning4order on Aug 2, 2010 23:32:13 GMT -5
Woohoo! Egyptian cotton will remain soft after your washing. You're so lucky, it's such luxurious stuff! Yay! Now you can happily dry it!
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Post by eagle on Aug 3, 2010 8:07:12 GMT -5
Egyptian cotton softens with washing. All my sheets are of Egytian cotton. It has a very luxurious feel on the skin and gets softer feeling over time.
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Post by hopehope on Aug 3, 2010 19:35:15 GMT -5
gee, sometimes I am gormless. I didn't even register that I was writing cotton, not wool. maybe I should check again. but -- if yes -- then .
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Post by gifted on Aug 4, 2010 0:04:16 GMT -5
I have never heard of Egyptian wool, so it is likely to be cotton, if it is described as "Egyptian"). I think you can test for the difference by burning a bit of it, You only need a little bit. So if you have some lint, or can remove a bit of pilling (if it pills.), or peieces of loose thread, but make sure these threads are not from the stitching, because wool is not used for stitching. Burning wool smells like burning hair.
Also wool in general has a more "springy" hand. (Hand is the way the fabric feels and drapes.) But hand is learned by feeling fabrics. I would also say woolens tend to be fuzzy, but it depends on many variables, and wools can be shiny and not fuzzy too. Cottons can often have a crispness that wools lack, but a blanket would not use a crisp fabric.
Of course, do not resort to the burn test if there are no loose threads that can be trimmed!
You could go to a dry cleaners and ask, "How would you clean this wool blanket?" Maybe they will respond, "It is cotton." But if they don't correct you, you don't know anything more. They may not want to contradict a customer, even if they know you are wrong. Or it may in fact be wool.
good luck!
Just remembered, wools tend to be hydrophobic, they do not like to absorb water. Cottons tend to be hydrophilic, and soak up water more easily. Once again there are many variables.
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Aug 4, 2010 8:27:24 GMT -5
I wash my blanket with Woolite on cold/gentle cycle. Then after spinning ends, I drape it over my (unused/ ) exercise bike. Dry overnight. I can also put it in my dryer on gentle cycle, with automatic sensor shut off. I read this is the most economical way of using a dryer- setting for an arbitrary time lke 45 minutes is wasteful of energy.
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Post by hopehope on Aug 4, 2010 18:38:48 GMT -5
yup. it's cotton.
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Post by eagle on Aug 6, 2010 0:21:30 GMT -5
There you go. Dilemna solved.
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