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00:00 Introduction
We were inspired to wash a suit in the washing machine after we attended the Laundry Camp by the Laundry Evangelist at the Mall of America. If you ever have the chance to attend, we can highly recommend it.
The simple answer is because there are techniques you can use to wash them in your machine without any fear of damaging the garments and therefore, save money that you otherwise would have had to spend at the dry cleaners. Wouldn't a wool suit get ruined and shrink in the wash? You might be wondering. Again, the answer is no. Not if you're using the proper techniques.
02:26 Step By Step Washing Process
First to start out with, you're going to want to make sure that the garments in question are properly folded in order to minimize excess agitation that might occur during washing. You should then simply use those folding techniques with two added caveats. First of all, turn your trousers and/or your waistcoat inside out before folding them so that any potential felting will be on the inside of the garments. Of course, your jacket will end up inside out using the folding method we outlined as normal. Second, you
should end all folding processes not by folding into thirds but by rolling from the bottom to the top.
Next, place each individual rolled garment into its own separate mesh washing bag. The bag should also be rolled up as tightly as possible and secured with safety pins as necessary.
Next, add an appropriate amount of cleaning agent to your washing machine depending on the number of garments being washed. A general ratio of about one tablespoon per garment works well for small loads and for larger loads, just follow the standard directions for your specific machine. A gentle cleaning agent like wool and cashmere shampoo should be added to the drawer of the machine if you are washing wool suits, and soap flakes can be put directly into the drum of the machine if you're washing non woolen suits.
04:48 Drying Techniques
A word of warning here, don't use your dryer as the heat and agitation that will occur inside the machine are prime conditions for felting your garments which of course, you don't want rather each of your garments should be laid flat in their natural shapes on a drying rack. You can speed up this drying process a bit by first laying a clean towel down on a work surface. With each item in its original shape, gently roll the item up in the towel like a sleeping bag to remove some of the excess water. Wait a few seconds, unroll the towel, and then place the garments on a drying rack. You can reshape or block your garments a bit with your hands while they're on the drying rack just to make sure that everything is shaped as properly as possible. After most of the moisture has evaporated, you can move your jacket from the drying rack back to its original hanger just to make sure that its shoulders and other padded areas dry in their natural shape.
07:04 Hand-Washing & Spot Treatment
Hand washing suits is actually a little bit trickier than machine washing because working these structured garments around in a basin and trying to wash them completely can be a little bit unwieldy.
For spot treatment of specific areas, all you have to do is use a small amount of the relevant cleaning agent and a little bit of warm water and gently blot at the stain. Don’t scrub at it or you might felt woolens and otherwise damage different types of fibers.