WoolWeenies Club

[OakLeaf]

I have a couple of those too, for when I run out of clothesline, or when I need to dry my Lycra in the house on a wet or cold day. But they don't support a wool garment enough to keep it from stretching into weird shapes, even if I lay a single garment over the top rails.

[Crankin]

I just use a regular drying rack for my wool; I find that hanging my Shaks, etc. doesn't seem to ruin the shape of them. Once in awhile I will lay them flat on top of the washer, but that takes up a lot of space. Yeah, I can hear my mother yelling at me, as she was a true wool weenie, knitting all of her sweaters by hand.
We did have to get a bigger drying rack for all of the wool and lycra that can't be put in the dryer.

[Catrin]

I just use a regular drying rack for my wool; I find that hanging my Shaks, etc. doesn't seem to ruin the shape of them. Once in awhile I will lay them flat on top of the washer, but that takes up a lot of space. Yeah, I can hear my mother yelling at me, as she was a true wool weenie, knitting all of her sweaters by hand.
We did have to get a bigger drying rack for all of the wool and lycra that can't be put in the dryer.

I really don't have the extra floor space in my apt. for a dedicated drying rack I typically don't wash more than one piece of wool at a time, so I've the top of my washer, and the top of the dryer is another option. I have a rack in my little utility closet where my washer/dryer are so I can just hang my lycra on a hanger and it dries pretty quickly. I've done it this way all along and it doesn't appear to stretch the lycra or anything. I do dry my shorts inside-out so the padding will be as exposed as possible.

[malkin]

Don't get me wrong--drying racks don't get a 'dedicated space' in our 1000 sq ft of paradise! They only come out when they have work to do; the rest of the time they are folded and hanging high on the wall!

I don't have room to dry anything flat if it is too big to go on top of the rack.

That 'too wet to hang' problem went away when we got a Miele washer with a spin cycle that really spins much more of the water out than the cheepie washer that came in this condo.

As for putting a wash friendly jersey in the washer in a cold cycle, it should be fine. It is probably good to keep the zipper zipped in the wash so it is only one weapon rather than two. I also go a little overboard with laundry (lingerie) bags for lots of our wool items so that the base layers don't get as beaten up, but it is probably not necessary.

[Grog]

Wait a minute,

LPH, where did you get those beautiful dresses? They are amazing!!

[lph]

Wait a minute,

LPH, where did you get those beautiful dresses? They are amazing!!

I'm taking a break from them now to wear the lovely IBEX DRESS REDRHODIE JUST SENT ME! whoop!

A Norwegian designer called Mette Møller. She makes lovely, slightly 50's-ish stuff, not cheap but good quality. Web page here (about 6.5 NOK to the dollar):
www.mettemoller.no

If anyone loves her stuff and is brave enough to spring for a long-distance shopping exchange, I'm getting real curious about those Ibex Shaks you all are raving about...

[jessmarimba]

Which dress did she send you? I love how (most of) their dresses look.

[GLC1968]

I'm taking a break from them now to wear the lovely IBEX DRESS REDRHODIE JUST SENT ME! whoop!

A Norwegian designer called Mette Møller. She makes lovely, slightly 50's-ish stuff, not cheap but good quality. Web page here (about 6.5 NOK to the dollar):
www.mettemoller.no

If anyone loves her stuff and is brave enough to spring for a long-distance shopping exchange, I'm getting real curious about those Ibex Shaks you all are raving about...

OMG - her stuff is adorable! I'm flipping through it and drooling on my keyboard. I particularly love the coats! I have no idea what the materials are as I can't read any of the text, but wow...gorgeous. Too bad most if it is out of my price range considering that I spend most of my time on a farm. The next time I need a winter coat, I'm splurging on one of hers though....