Free cleaning of your plaid 😉 Thanks to mother nature.

Can I wash my wool blanket?

According to many  that is possible, but  we certainly do not advise it. In general, they do not become more beautiful. This winter  maybe snow will finally fall again. And as grandma might have  still know it is time to clean wool. But hanging in the mist, is less romantic image, but of course also possible!!

The best way to clean a wool blanket

• Place your woolen blanket in the snow (preferably fresh, dry snow) and make sure that there is also snow on top.
• Leave your woolen blanket for about half an hour.
• Then hit the blanket with the back of a broom (the old-fashioned carpet beater is probably no longer used ;-).  The small amount of ammonia in the snow reacts with the cold air and causes the dirt to loosen and fall out of the blanket.
• Then leave your plaid for another half hour.
• Repeat this one or two more times
• Finally, shake the snow off your blanket and hang your blanket in the freezing cold for another half hour. This will make the  the last bits of snow will come off by themselves without this  gets wet.

Cleaning a wool blanket without snow

Of course, we don't always have snow. A  alternative is to hang your blanket in the mist.  This will give your woolen plaid a new look  fresh scent but does not clean like snow does. Do not wash your plaid in the washing machine and certainly never put it in the dryer. For a deep clean you can possibly  to the dry cleaners. But when it snows..... take the opportunity to clean your woolen blanket as our ancestors have done for centuries.