Getting mold/mildew out of wool :( Any help appreciated
Okay, I'm hoping someone has some really good advice.
A couple of years ago a made a wool hood for wet/cold SCA events. I love my hood. It is not perfect, but it is by far my best piece of garb. Every single bit of it is hand done and I love this hood.
While cleaning today I unearthed it. It has some mildew on it. Our house is really humid - more humid than I realized. We have several things with mildew, which probably explains my recent allergy fit.
Okay, back to the hood. It's wool. I did wash it and dry it before using it, so it is fine, as well as the cotton lining. However, I actually had some wool thread that someone had given me and I used that to sew it. The thread is possibly my favorite part of the hood - it matching the lining, which is an almost peanut butter color and the hood is off white. The thread has not been through the wash. And the thing has bag buttons on it, which seem a little wobbly.
Any suggestions on washing? Should I just wash and line dry it? If I lose the buttons in the wash that isn't a big deal, just something that will require more work. I can get some different ones. Although I like that they also match the lining, I can do something else and survive (like find some metal buttons). My big concern is having the thread shrink up.
*pout*
Any suggestions (except throw the thing away) are appreciated.
A couple of years ago a made a wool hood for wet/cold SCA events. I love my hood. It is not perfect, but it is by far my best piece of garb. Every single bit of it is hand done and I love this hood.
While cleaning today I unearthed it. It has some mildew on it. Our house is really humid - more humid than I realized. We have several things with mildew, which probably explains my recent allergy fit.
Okay, back to the hood. It's wool. I did wash it and dry it before using it, so it is fine, as well as the cotton lining. However, I actually had some wool thread that someone had given me and I used that to sew it. The thread is possibly my favorite part of the hood - it matching the lining, which is an almost peanut butter color and the hood is off white. The thread has not been through the wash. And the thing has bag buttons on it, which seem a little wobbly.
Any suggestions on washing? Should I just wash and line dry it? If I lose the buttons in the wash that isn't a big deal, just something that will require more work. I can get some different ones. Although I like that they also match the lining, I can do something else and survive (like find some metal buttons). My big concern is having the thread shrink up.
*pout*
Any suggestions (except throw the thing away) are appreciated.