But it does when you put it in washin machine
2006-07-25 22:14:56 · 9 answers · asked by David H 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Because it's gauranteed not to shrink by the australian wool board (u will find this label attached just below a sheeps b*m).
It shrinks in the washing machine because the gaurantee would have runout by the time u bought the article of woolen clothing.
2006-07-25 22:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by aussie fallen angel 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Still attached to the sheep and growing, plus contains natural oils, removed when the fleece is turned into woollen products. Plus rain not as hot as 40 degrees! Woollens can be washed without shrinking in cooler water.
2006-07-26 05:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Breeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The outer layer of the sheep's wooly coat is waterproofed by it natural oils.
2006-07-26 06:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Windsong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The raw wool has an oil coating. It was once called LAMB-O-LIN but somehow people got it mixed up and is now called LANOLIN.
If you put Lamb-o-lin on your hair it will have the opposite effect and your head will shrink up and make you feel sheepish for days.
2006-07-26 06:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason your hair doesn't shrink. Wool knits don't shrink when you wash them in a machine, but all that tumbling around will stretch them out and make them lose their shape.
2006-07-26 05:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a very heavy oil base in it called -i believe-lanolin.
the protective oils are removed when the wool is processed.
2006-07-26 05:19:32 · answer #6 · answered by horsysue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one puts them in the dryer.
2006-07-26 08:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its still growing on the sheep?
2006-07-26 05:18:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get out more and stop giving your tiny mind abuse.
2006-07-26 05:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋