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Washing garden fleece

AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
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My garden fleece is looking rather grubby, and with temperatures forecast to rise and stay above freezing for the foreseeable future l was debating whether to machine wash it. It's a few years old. Can l tumble dry it afterwards? Any advice gratefully received  :)

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Maybe you could try a cool wash, but it may get very tangled.
    I think tumble drying may not be a good idea. I don't know what it's made out of - some sort of spun plastic I guess - but the heat may melt it unless there's a cool setting.
    I've never had a tumble dryer :)

    Billericay - Essex

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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Depending on how large it is I would put it into either a pillow case or duvet cover.  I think there is a risk that the whole thing could just disintegrate in a washing machine.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Good idea KT, it disintegrates so quickly, I wouldn't risk it in a washing machine, unless it's the thick kind. I do mine by hand in the summer (once in a blue moon!).
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Thanks for all the replies  - l think l will just give it a good shake and leave it at that ! Thanks again  :)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I occasionally wash mine by dunking it in a bowl of warm water with washing-up liquid, swishing it about for a while then rinsing in clean water and pegging it out on the line to dry.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Hi Jenny, l think that's what l will do, come a nice warm day ! Most of them aren't too bad, just a couple have got really filthy. I might splash out on some new ones next winter.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It doesn't get them spotless but it gets rid of the worst of the muck.  They dry quickly - it doesn't need to be particularly warm as long as it's not raining and there's a bit of breeze. 
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • granmagranma Posts: 1,933
    wash by hand  as suggested .Get the excess water out by squeezing in a towel .this gets the drips out .I then fold .one and peg out of dry or over a clothes after  .I've even put it over a radiator inside a towel folded in half .
  • BLTBLT Posts: 525
    The fleece I use is pretty much biodegradeavke and so falls aprt in my greenhouse even after 2seasons and even faster out in the elements.. Its not expensive..
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