John Lever
Moderator
After 25 years of washing sheepskin jackets I think I have found the easiest and safest method.
Don't just wash the jacket in a machine, the tumbling action can tear wet skins.
Wash in the bath using just enough hand hot water to cover the item. Use a gentle olive oil based shower gell and or Pears pure glycerine soap. Gently agitate and use the bar of soap directly on soiled areas, the collar, cuffs and base of the zip. Roll the jacket over to reach the back do not lift out or flip !
Drain and rinse until the water is clean.
Leave to drain for an hour or so.
Pat dry with a towel
Carefully transfer to a pllow case.
Spin dry
Hold pillow case so jacket falls out
Place on a flat drying rack to air dry for 72 hours.
You can also suspend by threading a pole through the arms.
To shrink slightly and to wrinkle up finish off by tumbling on medium when almost dry.
Don't just wash the jacket in a machine, the tumbling action can tear wet skins.
Wash in the bath using just enough hand hot water to cover the item. Use a gentle olive oil based shower gell and or Pears pure glycerine soap. Gently agitate and use the bar of soap directly on soiled areas, the collar, cuffs and base of the zip. Roll the jacket over to reach the back do not lift out or flip !
Drain and rinse until the water is clean.
Leave to drain for an hour or so.
Pat dry with a towel
Carefully transfer to a pllow case.
Spin dry
Hold pillow case so jacket falls out
Place on a flat drying rack to air dry for 72 hours.
You can also suspend by threading a pole through the arms.
To shrink slightly and to wrinkle up finish off by tumbling on medium when almost dry.
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