How do I get rid of burnt wool odour?

[apropos]

Anyone?

Singed a pair of woollen flannel pants I was ironing, and while the pants are safe (the 'fuzz' got singed, not the actual cloth) they now smell terrible.

Any ideas on removing the burnt hair odour?

 

[jerrybrowne]

Do you have a Rowenta? Have you tried steaming it out?

 

[apropos]

I don't know, steaming wool doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

 

[westinghouse]

Originally Posted by apropos

I don't know, steaming wool doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

Ironing is worse.

Saving a few bucks on dry cleaning, aren't we?

 

[apropos]

You must not own woollen flannels... they don't hold creases too good.

 

[Jay Gatsby]

Steam wool. Don't iron wool. If you iron wool, put a fabric between the iron and the wool. When you steam wool, you may need to keep the steamer a few inches from the fabric. Consult your manual.

As for the smell: try brushing the burned area with a clothes brush for awhile, then hang the trousers somewhere where the wind can blow on them for a few hours.

 

[Samovar McGee]

Maybe I have weird, indestructable woolen flannels, but mine have almost held a state of permacrease. Meanwhile, if I wear my fine woolen pants in the rain, I can kiss that crease goodbye.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

This thread is like the blind leading the blind.

It is clear that you used too hot of a setting on your iron. Also, whenever ironing wool use a press cloth. I use a piece of broadcloth shirting between the iron and the wool. I generally don't use steam either. On the knees if they have expanded I might hit them with a bit of steam, but ironing and easy stretching of the wool with an iron should be all that you need. Too much steam ruins a lot of the press work that went into shaping the trousers to in construction and too much steam can make pents lose this and look sloppy. Pulling out creases is all that you should need to do and with a medium iron setting and press cloth this works.

As for your smell. I don't know.

 

[alexanduh]

hit them with a racquet outside

 

[Mr.Pooter]

Originally Posted by apropos

Anyone?

Singed a pair of woollen flannel pants I was ironing, and while the pants are safe (the 'fuzz' got singed, not the actual cloth) they now smell terrible.

Any ideas on removing the burnt hair odour?

They shouldn't smell so there was obviously something wrong with the pants to begin with.Sure you didn't buy them in some discount place like Marshalls because they buy stuff from fire sales and the clothes might smell from smoke damage under certain conditions like steam ironing them. You may have just brought the stink out that was in the fabric. Throw them away because there's no cure for this.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Mr.Pooter

They shouldn't smell so there was obviously something wrong with the pants to begin with.Sure you didn't buy them in some discount place like Marshalls because they buy stuff from fire sales and the clothes might smell from smoke damage under certain conditions like steam ironing them. You may have just brought the stink out that was in the fabric. Throw them away because there's no cure for this.

I love advice on odors coming from someone named Mr. Pooter.

 

[GBR]

Not too sure how you managed to "singe" them or precisely what the "fuzz" is and the whole episode seems remarkably careless if you were doing the job properly with a damp cloth between flannel and the sole of the iron but there we go.

Hang them outside for as couple of days and/or dry clean them.

 

[apropos]

OK for the record and especially for the clueless idiots who form 99% of SF and who gave terrible 'advice' or who have no idea what woollen flannels are like - I just brushed the trousers, and then hung them in front of an electric fan overnight, and the smell is gone.

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by apropos

OK for the record and especially for the clueless idiots who form 99% of SF and who gave terrible 'advice' or who have no idea what woollen flannels are like - I just brushed the trousers, and then hung them in front of an electric fan overnight, and the smell is gone.

I would have to say that this condescending remark is totally unworthy of anyone here and really tells us that you did not actually "singe" the trousers at all as I found odd in the first place - maybe just over heated them and then exaggerated for effect - or maybe that should be affectation.

 

[Larson McCord]

Originally Posted by apropos

OK for the record and especially for the clueless idiots who form 99% of SF and who gave terrible 'advice' or who have no idea what woollen flannels are like - I just brushed the trousers, and then hung them in front of an electric fan overnight, and the smell is gone.

That is a relief