Washable virgin wool??

[Jester]

OK, I found this yarn in the bargain bin and brought it home since the label said "100% virgin wool". Upon closer inspection, the label says that it is "machine washable in luke warm water". So, will this work for a soaker? The content is 100% wool, but the machine washable info has me wondering if it has been treated somehow. Help me out yarn gurus :chin

Just for reference, this yarn is from Colorado Yarns.

[CraftyMommaOf2]

:lurk

[danaTCT]

i think that is super wash? and they do something to it chemically. ask theresa, she knows!!! i think :)

[koolsheepmama]

There are some wools that can be machine washed even though they are untreated. Columbia wool is like that. It's just naturally a very durable wool. Then again, it might be superwash. Hard to say. Did you do a web search on Colorado yarns?

[ravingcutie]

Superwash is chemically treated to strip the scales naturally found along the wool, so that it won't felt when it rubs against itself. It works for soakers from what I understand, but I haven't used it myself