PSA: Baby Spit Up does wash out of cashmere

Thistle

DD2 has a bit of an issue with spitting up. She does it a lot, and the doctor said she is fine. Because of it, I usually put my clothes on right before I walk out the door for work and change as soon as I get home.

Well, accidents do happen, and sometimes changing right when I get home is hard. (Screaming three year old, crying baby, frazzled DH).

So, into the washer on the hand wash setting went the sweater. I then laid it on my sweater rack to dry. It's still plump and soft and totally stain free The sweater in question came from Ann Taylor, so it's at best a mid grade cashmere.

10 years ago

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Sveta

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That's a relief! I am so glad you saved the sweater.

10 years ago

Suz

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Yay!!

I find my cashmere washes really, really well. I sometimes have to block the sweaters a bit when they come out of the machine, but they clean up nicely and smell lovely afterwards.

10 years ago

shipskitty

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LOL Thistle - love your work! Great save

When my DS was little I was petrified about him spitting up over my suits and dresses and used to wear my dressing gown on top until I got out the door (I'd stash it in the car boot LOL). Didn't save me one day though when he was about 1 1/2 because he managed to put a peanut butter handprint on the butt of my navy dress. I didn't catch a glimpse of it until lunchtime when I spotted it out of the corner of my eye as I turned in the bathroom at work... Still wondering how many workmates saw it and were too polite to mention it LOL

10 years ago

K.M.

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Thistle, if only I had known this when my daughter was young! She was the queen of spit-up--a happy spitter as they said. I walked around permanently with a burp cloth on my shoulder. I even found some cute, more fashionable ones. But then again I wasn't working at the time, so didn't have to deal with the issue of dressing up.

Shipskitty, so funny about the peanut butter handprint. Kind of cute and sweet! Sometimes I find there's a little gob of Nutella on my hair after I drop off my daughter at school.

10 years ago

Beth Ann

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Glad you're wearing your cashmere and nicer things. Yes, accidents will happen, but you will wipe them away and go on.

I bet babies love cashmere. It's got to be so snuggly!

10 years ago

jackiec

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That is SUCH great news

PS sorry about the spit-up...

10 years ago

anne

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Good news Thistle,
Shipskitty I have done the dressing gown thing too (though not actually to the car!)

10 years ago

Thistle

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For us Americans, what is a dressing gown?

10 years ago

Anonymous

Thistle, it is a bathrobe. My parents used to call them dressing gowns. Think 40's elegant heavy satin wraps.

10 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I had to read the post when I saw the title. Still chuckling! Glad the spot came out (or it might not be quite as funny.)

10 years ago

Dimity

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I'm a fan of washing things myself. I always wash wool or cashmere sweaters and never have a problem so long as I use lukewarm water and wool wash and don't swish too much. I have even washed pure wool kilts by hand and lined wool coats that say dry clean only. The coats are a risk because the interlinings and shoulder pads are an unknown quantity, but I've never had any problems. I tend to steam iron them when damp. Like Suz, I find they smell so nice when they're freshly washed.

10 years ago

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