How to soften woven wrap? help?

Soos · Sep 27th, 2011, 02:17 AM

hi there ladies.

I've got myself a Storchenwiege woven wrap but i cant 'break it in' so to say.. i washed it in hot water, ironed it, sat on it, but it doesn't get any softer. we have hard water over here and i'm wondering if it will get this rough after each washing? please share any tips and tricks how to make it softer

thanks!

p.s. it's leo marine if anyone interested

AFC84 · Sep 27th, 2011, 03:15 AM

I'm in a hard water area too and wraps do get a bit harder after washing, but not as bad as a brand new wrap. Saying that I don't tend to wash my wraps very often as I use SSCs in bad weather so they don't get too much of a beating!

Anyway one trick that works well if you have another wrap to use in the meantime is to stick it under your bedsheets for a couple of weeks and just leave it there.

Or braiding it/unbraiding it [will get a link of how to do this in a bit] running it in and out of cot bars and pulling on it, cool tumble drying with dryer balls [heard of people putting Crocs type shoes in there too!] seem to be the quickest ways

Rachel_C · Sep 27th, 2011, 03:31 AM

I'm not sure about wraps as I'm not a wrapper but in general for clothes and nappies (so I assume wraps too), you could try softening the water when you wash it maybe. Do you have something like Calgon wherever you are?

freckleonear · Sep 27th, 2011, 04:24 AM

I braid them or run them through sling rings (banisters also work). I wouldn't use anything special in the washing water, it just needs to be broken in.

Soos · Sep 27th, 2011, 05:45 AM

thank you ladies so much for helpful advises! i'll start with trying each of the ways, let's see what works faster.

yes we do have calgon but it doesn't help much to be honest.

thanks again!

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Soos Chat Happy BnB Member Mommy! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: at home! Country: Posts: 1,423 Thanked others: 637 Thanked 460 times in 402 posts Currently Feeling:	How to soften woven wrap? help? hi there ladies. I've got myself a Storchenwiege woven wrap but i cant 'break it in' so to say.. i washed it in hot water, ironed it, sat on it, but it doesn't get any softer. we have hard water over here and i'm wondering if it will get this rough after each washing? please share any tips and tricks how to make it softer thanks! p.s. it's leo marine if anyone interested __________________ Last edited by Soos; Sep 27th, 2011 at 02:18 AM..
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AFC84 Chat Happy BnB Member Mama to One + Bun :) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hampshire Country: Posts: 2,327 Thanked others: 584 Thanked 593 times in 561 posts	I'm in a hard water area too and wraps do get a bit harder after washing, but not as bad as a brand new wrap. Saying that I don't tend to wash my wraps very often as I use SSCs in bad weather so they don't get too much of a beating! Anyway one trick that works well if you have another wrap to use in the meantime is to stick it under your bedsheets for a couple of weeks and just leave it there. Or braiding it/unbraiding it [will get a link of how to do this in a bit] running it in and out of cot bars and pulling on it, cool tumble drying with dryer balls [heard of people putting Crocs type shoes in there too!] seem to be the quickest ways __________________
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Rachel_C BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Country: Posts: 11,661 Thanked others: 475 Thanked 5,617 times in 4,647 posts	I'm not sure about wraps as I'm not a wrapper but in general for clothes and nappies (so I assume wraps too), you could try softening the water when you wash it maybe. Do you have something like Calgon wherever you are?
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freckleonear BnB Addict Crunchy mummy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Country: Posts: 4,055 Thanked others: 695 Thanked 3,299 times in 2,038 posts Currently Feeling:	I braid them or run them through sling rings (banisters also work). I wouldn't use anything special in the washing water, it just needs to be broken in. __________________ Last edited by freckleonear; Sep 27th, 2011 at 04:24 AM..
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Soos Chat Happy BnB Member Mommy! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: at home! Country: Posts: 1,423 Thanked others: 637 Thanked 460 times in 402 posts Currently Feeling:	thank you ladies so much for helpful advises! i'll start with trying each of the ways, let's see what works faster. yes we do have calgon but it doesn't help much to be honest. thanks again!
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