How do you wash a hand knitted quilt?
Posted on February 12th, 2010 by admin
My husbands mother gave our son a quilt that she hand knitted for his 1st birthday. She had it dry cleaned but that can get costly after a while. It needs washed since he sleeps with it every night. What is the best way to wash it without ruining it?
How you clean it depends on the fibre it is made from, not the construction!
Is it cotton, animal wool or synthetic? These are the most common fibres for knitting.
If it is cotton or synthetic you can machine wash it on a regular cycle, if it is wool it has to be washed in cold water on a wool or delicates cycle or else it will felt. With wool you also need a special detergent as well.
However if you are worried about how delicate it is, hand wash it in the bath tub using the wool detergent. People dry clean blankets because they do not clean evenly in the washing machine unless you have a big one.
February 13th, 2010 at 2:49 am
The lady that made mine said that you can wash it and dry it normally. I was my daughters at least once a week with color clothes.
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I have one that was made for my daughter.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:07 am
Speaking as someone who crochets and not knits, you should be able to simply wash it in your washer as long as all ending points are tied together firmly. I actually start my blankets out with a knot instead of slip stitch so it doesn’t become unraveled in wash.
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February 13th, 2010 at 3:27 am
Quilts are not knitted. They are quilted which is a way of sewing. Are you sure you are not talking about a knit blanket? Either way wash it in the washer on cold on gentle cycle then tumble dry low.
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February 13th, 2010 at 3:54 am
How you clean it depends on the fibre it is made from, not the construction!
Is it cotton, animal wool or synthetic? These are the most common fibres for knitting.
If it is cotton or synthetic you can machine wash it on a regular cycle, if it is wool it has to be washed in cold water on a wool or delicates cycle or else it will felt. With wool you also need a special detergent as well.
However if you are worried about how delicate it is, hand wash it in the bath tub using the wool detergent. People dry clean blankets because they do not clean evenly in the washing machine unless you have a big one.
References :