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    Posted: 16 August 2004 at 16:20

My wife told me that you can't machine wash wool......?  Huh?

  I bought a nice wool sweater, and am look'n for a good pair of wool pants.  It's pretty hard to find, 'cept for Cabelas no added a wool page in this years catalog.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2004 at 16:48
You can machine wash all your wool goods, if you don't mind them shrinking, say from a 36 inch waist to a 22 inch waist. They'll be a bit short afterwards, too, like almost reaching your knees.

Some wool blends can be machine washed, most cannot. Check the label, cleaning instructions are there. If it says "dry clean only", believe it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2004 at 21:12

If you but supawool it is fully machine washable and will not shrink.Look for woool with the Australian wool symbol and you'll be pleasantly surprised.They even have pure wool suits you can machine wash.Sports wool is also fully machine washable.Older types behave just as trigger said and shrink but the new stuff is spun and processed differently.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2004 at 23:22

Macca,

    Any Auzzy web sites sellin' wool huntin' clothes like you mentioned that you can share.

    Don't know if I'm smart enough to find what yer talk'n about by myself...  See if ya can lead me to water.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 August 2004 at 17:35

Sorry spot I didn't pay enough attention to the hunting part.Most of our guys are flogging polar fleeceor blended wool.

All the wool gear is more the casual wear rather then serious hunting.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 September 2004 at 02:40
You can machine wash it, but only use cold water,and hang to dry. Usually the pants will shrink no matter what you do on the 1st washing, but get stabile after that if cold water is used. It's pretty much like buying the old Levi shrink to fit blue jeans, Buy them 2" too big  in the waist and inseam.
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