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bamboo felt care instructions
Caring for wool felts
Dry cleaning is strongly recommended for pure wool felts.
There are many felts on the marketed as "Woolfelt", notably National Nonwoven felt products, but the wool content is actually quite low, either 20%/80% or 35%/65% wool/rayon.
Unless the wool content specifically stated, it will be one of these blends.
Although less expensive, this is a different quality felt than pure wool or 70% wool felt.
Hand washing will shrink the felt and make it thicker and bubblier in texture.
If you do choose to hand wash felt, immerse it in cool water with a mild soap, such as Woolite.
Wool colors will bleed, so wash each color separately. If you are felting or appliqueing several colors together, do so after hand washing each color separately. After joining different colors together, dry cleaning is recommended.
Do not wring or twist the felt. Gently squeeze water out and lay flat to dry away from heat.
It's a good idea to wash a small piece first so you can get an idea of shrinkage and thickening.
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