Washing a wool blend jacket?

[Poddi]

I have a wool blend jacket (60%) wool. I was just wondering if I can wash it by hand with cold water and some mild shampoo? I don't dry clean anything. Mild shrinkage is OK as it's a bit too big right now. Other than shrinkage, is there any other potential problem that I should be aware of before I dunk it in the sink?

[mumkimum]

I, sorta, did this for my wool coat too to avoid dry cleaning too and it turned out fine. Unless you're using really hot water and rubbing it a lot, you're unlikely to have any shrinking. I'd avoid totally submersing it unless you have some way to dry it quickly (like summer sun outdoors) just cause it could take a long time and might end up smelling mildewey if it takes too long.

I think I used a liquid woolwash I had, but I've also used Dr.Bronners to spot treat the coat too.