Most modern wool scarves are made with blends of wool and man-made fibers. This helps to make it much easier for care and washing. It’s best not to wash your scarves in hot water. Even if your scarf is “shrink-resistant”, you may be wise enough not to wash your scarf in hot water.
When it’s finished soaking, swish it around a little to loosen up the dirt.
Continue to gently swish your scarf around in the water to loosen up the left over dirt.
You can zip your scarf into a lingerie bag that’s made for washing small things so that you scarf doesn’t free float in your wash. You can also place the scarf into a pillowcase and fold it over close once (or twice) and safety pin it close. Your scarf won’t tangle upon itself and stretch!
You can place the scarf on a towel and role up the towel with the scarf inside. That will drain the excess water.
If you want, you can hang it on a hanger or two, spread from one to the other. This is to make sure the scarf doesn’t stretch out of its shape.
