Can you put wool blankets in the dryer?
Liz from New Baden
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100% wool will shrink if not pre-shrunk already. I wouldn't put them in the dryer.
Liz, I wouldn't even try it! I had a wool vest and I washed it and it came out fine, but then I threw it into the dryer and it came out "doll" sized. I would take it to the dry cleaners and have it cleaned professionally.
I always wash wool blankets on "delicate" but never put them in the dryer. I hang them on the line and they come out just fine.
If you have an air fluff setting (no heat) you could toss them in the dryer but any heat will shrink them.
Thank you all
IF you launder it in the machine, use gentle cycle & cold water w/ little detergent as blankets tend to over-suds. IF you put it in a dryer use NO HEAT what-so-ever, none, use the air fluff setting only. It will take a long time to air-fluff dry but it won't shrink. Also will help to remove odors & fight stiffness as will pouring a cup or two of white vinegar in with the rinse water.
Not unless you want a baby blanket!
There is an article on "eHOW" to stretch shrunken wool, with readers post as to how it works
Wool shrinks from agitation. Cotton shrinks from heat. So putting them in a cold versus hot dryer could still shrink it if it's going to shrink (that is, if it's not pre-shrunk wool).
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