Half pads shrinking in the wash?!!

[K27]

Washed one of my sheepskin half pads at the weekend , i've had it a year but never washed it until now as hadn't used it that much. Washed it carefully on a delicate 30 degree wash, and used it last night and noticed that it had shrunk so gone from a full size to cob size!

So now it's not big enough to use with my saddle-so if anyone has any recommendations of ones that wash up well and don't shrink (and not overly expensive) please let me know as now i've got to buy another one!

Thanks!

 

[ThePony]

Never had a prob with any of my nuumed stuff, and it gets washed and worn day in day out! I just rub value conditioner into the wool bit, then put it on a cool wash with non-bio washing powder. Bobs your uncle! I don't dry mine on the radiator, just on an airer or saddle rack for a couple of days - never managed to shrink one or even fade on yet (and I do have a particular skill for shrinking!!).

 

[K27]

Never had a prob with any of my nuumed stuff, and it gets washed and worn day in day out! I just rub value conditioner into the wool bit, then put it on a cool wash with non-bio washing powder. Bobs your uncle! I don't dry mine on the radiator, just on an airer or saddle rack for a couple of days - never managed to shrink one or even fade on yet (and I do have a particular skill for shrinking!!).

I do exactly the same as you- i have a few nuumed saddle cloths and they never ever shrink and are fab!- but the half pad that shrinked was not a nuumed! so i think that may have been the problem lol!

 

[lara b]

What make was yours OP? ..Starting to panic about washing my Roma one now..