Melbourne

Short gentle cycle with cold or warm water - NOT hot. Most machines have a 'wool/delicates' setting. Use woolwash liquid as it's formulated a bit differently and rinses out very well. Add 1 teaspoon of eucalyptus oil to the rinse water. Spin well at slow or medium speed. Line dry by pinning across two parallel washing lines - peg every 30-40 cm across the top & bottom edges to keep them straight with the bulk of each blanket making a trough between. All that is best done on a hot day with a brisk northerly wind. Do not under any circumstances put the blankets in a tumble or spin dryer, or they will emerge half the size they were before. Which is great if you want to make dog blankets but not very useful for bedclothes for people. Nearly forgot - clean your lint filter between each load as it will collect truly vast quantities of lint from washing blankets.