How to Clean Lamb's Wool Mops

A lamb's wool dust mop is made from fine filaments of lamb's wool. The wool attracts and collects dust from floors, or any surface you care to dust. Lamb's wool mop heads cannot withstand washing in a washing machine, so you must hand-wash them when they become soiled. Between washings, you can use a wool brush to remove most of the dust from the mop head.

Things You'll Need

• Lamb's wool brush
• Water
• Liquid dish soap
• 1 tbsp. glycerin
• Clothes dryer

Instructions

1. Brush the lamb's wool mop head with a lamb's wool brush to remove loose dust. Remove the mop head from the handle.

2. Fill a sink with cool water, and add 1 squirt of liquid dish soap. Submerge the mop head into the soapy water, and scrub the mop head gently by folding it in half on itself and rubbing the fibers together. Continue scrubbing the mop head by hand until the fibers appear white again.

3. Empty the sink of the soapy water. Rinse the mop head clean under the tap. Fill the sink again with clean water, and add 1 tablespoon of glycerin. Submerge the mop head in the solution, them wring it dry.

4. Dry the mop head in the clothes dryer on the "spin only" cycle to remove most of the water. Do not use a heat setting. When the lamb's wool is only slightly damp to the touch, place it in a sunny spot to finish air-drying.

5. Brush the lamb's wool with the wool brush to fluff the fibers, then replace the mop head on the handle.

References

• Fuller Brush Company: Lambswool Duster
• Wool Shop: Lambswool Floor Care