Help for a Glengarry bonnet

[longhuntr74]

I'd probably wash in by hand in some room temperature...or slightly warmer...water with some woolite and a natural bristled brush (softer bristles...something like an unused shoe shine brush maybe?) After washing, set it up on an upside-down bowl and let it dry at room temperature. That would be my approach.

[creagdhubh]

I'd probably wash in by hand in some room temperature...or slightly warmer...water with some woolite and a natural bristled brush (softer bristles...something like an unused shoe shine brush maybe?) After washing, set it up on an upside-down bowl and let it dry at room temperature. That would be my approach.

I agree.

[Pleater]

I'd recommend using an ordinary shampoo as used for human hair rather than Woolite, which I think is rather harsh.

Having felt garments washed in Woolite it seems to leave them rather stressed - I can't think of any other way to put it. They bristle, but the shampoo washed ones are relaxed and smooth.

The just slightly warm water is right.

Gently squeeze the water through the cap to push the mildew out of the fibres. Rinse three times in water the same temperature as the washing water, and add half a cup of white vinegar to the final rinse - wool likes an acid pH.

Fold the cap so it is smooth, then roll it in a coloured towel - in case the dye comes out, and stand on it for half a minute to press out the water. Pull the cap into the proper shape and dry it in an airy but not sunlit place. Sunlight toasts wet wool.

Only use a bowl if you have a head and a bowl which are a perfect match, otherwise suport it on a rolled up towel.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[piperdbh]

Go with what Anne says. Anne knows.

What about the trunk? Was it damaged by the moisture?