Wool Garment Care

Wools are nearly care free when it comes to wrinkles. The elasticity in wool fiber resists wrinkling and returns it to its original shape. If a little wrinkling should occur during wear, allowing a wool garment to hang for 24 hours usually restores a smooth appearance with no need for pressing. Now that light weight wools are suitable for year-round wear, this can be of particular advantage in warmer weather months when many other "cool" fabrics are more prone to wrinkling.

Before storing wool garments for the off-season, it is very important that they be cleaned. Food stains or invisible body oils picked up from wear are highly attractive to moths. Dry cleaning solvent will kill any eggs or larvae. Both dry cleaning and laundering will remove them from the garment. Once cleaned, wool garments should be stored in an airtight bag or container.