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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
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 Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 9:17:22 PM
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Hi everyone,
I didn't know where to post this, so this was a good a place as any.
Does anyone know of a way to treat wool items so they won't be itchy? I have a fantastic 100% wool sweater that I tried to wear this winter, and I couldn't, because it drove me insane! Is there something I can wash it in? Spray on it? Soak it in something?
Or conversely, is there something I can put on my skin to make me less sensitive to wool?
Thanks. -Cat |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 9:56:58 PM
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It really depends on the wool the sweater was knitted from how itchy it is. Some wool is incredibly soft and other is scratchy. I dont' think there is much you can do short of wearing a thin turtleneck under it. My mom has the same problem. Some folks are much more sensitive to the scratchy kind.
Jenny in Utah
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 11:41:13 PM
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When the commercial companys make yarn, the wool is all chopped, bleached, and made pretty harsh then they spin it up into yarn.
So that is why most people think they are allergic to wool. With handspun yarn the fiber is all going the same way and is a longer fiber, not chopped up. I cant wear sweaters from the store, they drive me crazy itching, whereas my handspun yarn does not do that,
I dont know of anything that you could do to make it softer.
As Jenny said a turtleneck under it might work, but I have also found sometimes it itches right through the turtleneck too
sorry that there is not to much you can do with it
shirley |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2006 : 04:50:47 AM
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Catherine
Give it to someone you don't like. HA.
NANCY JO
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RosieRiveter
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
Rosie
White Creek
NY
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Posted - Apr 29 2006 : 05:37:10 AM
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Catherine,
Try wearing a silk undershirt under it - I know they make silk winter underwear - the silk might keep the little fibers from sticking your skin. Hope this helps!
Rosie |
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
282 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 09:52:37 AM
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I like wool,... but if it ever touches my skin I itch and break out. However I found if I wear another fabric next to my skin so the wool can't touch I do not itch. The silk underwear works and feels soooo good but is pricey. Cotton underwear/turtlenecks also works really well.
Good luck, Teddie |
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 11:43:53 AM
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i will second the silk underneath. i am sensitive to wool also but my dear honey bought me a set of pink silk longjohns for christmas (i requested them) and now i can wear all my wool sweaters again.
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 11:56:39 AM
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Have you tried a bit of liquid fabric softener in the rinse water? Before you give it away to your arch-nemesis you might try that! ;) Otherwise the soft t-shirt underneath might do the trick.
Rhonda
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