Washing fun fur

[Ambersafghans]

Anyone done it? How and does it work?

I have some ww/fun fur scarves and was wondering if anyone had experimented with washing them before.

 

Amber

[sjkmaurice]

I never have washed fun fur, but when I want to see how stuff holds up, I crochet a swatch, trace around it on a piece of paper and run it through the laundry. Then I re-measure to see if it shrunk. With fun fur, I'd worry more about losing all the hairiness!

[fran]

I'd put it in a mesh lingerie bag so it wouldn't get "beat up" or twisted around the aggitator. And use a short or delicate wash cycle.

[deneen]

Wash on delicate and lay flat to dry. You shouldn't have any problems.

[crochet smartcat]

I have it on my daughter's jeans and several ponchos that get washed. I wash the jeans on normal and it has held up fairly well. Not quite as fluffy as it was originally, but still really nice and furry. On the ponchos, I was on my Knitted Washable cycle and they are just fine. I even throw everything in the dryer with no bad effects.

 

These are pictures of fur that has been through the washer and dryer numerous times. [images are clickable]

[winstongang]

I use delicate wash, and lay flat to dry. If you stick them in the dryer, the fur bunches up and looks awful!

 

Megan

[Gran]

I always wash delicate looking things by hand, squeeze the water out, (never wring), roll in a towel, maybe roll in a towel again if it is still too damp, and then lay out the project on my laundry rack. If I need it dry in a hurry, I turn on a small, rotating floor fan. I've washed so much by hand for soooo long that if just is my norm to do that.