What will shrink wool fast?

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Wool is one of the easiest fabrics to shrink, but it is highly unpredictable. Wash wool items in hot water and then dry them. The type of wool depends on how much the item will shrink, however, so there is no surefire way to guess how much a wool item will shrink.

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