I've never used liquid lanolin so can't help there, but thus far I'm sure you haven't ruined your covers as long as machine washing didn't shrink them.
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Your covers are not ruined.
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With liquid lanolin, you're right, you do not need to heat it. Put lukewarm water in the sink or a big bowl, enough to cover all of your covers. Add enough liquid lanolin to turn the water milky white. Add your covers, (I usually do one at a time) and squeeze them in the water to get the lanolin worked in. Squeeze out the excess water and hang or lay flat to dry. A 4oz bottle of liquid lanolin will last about 4-6 months for me, and I have somewhere around 16-20 wool covers that I use.
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With liquid lanolin, you're right, you do not need to heat it. Put lukewarm water in the sink or a big bowl, enough to cover all of your covers. Add enough liquid lanolin to turn the water milky white. Add your covers, (I usually do one at a time) and squeeze them in the water to get the lanolin worked in. Squeeze out the excess water and hang or lay flat to dry. A 4oz bottle of liquid lanolin will last about 4-6 months for me, and I have somewhere around 16-20 wool covers that I use.
THANK YOU!
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Tweren't nuthin' ma'am.
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Meant to mention:
You do not need to use baby shampoo to re-lanolize w/liquid lanolin. I usually only wash my covers in Eucalan, and when they need lanolin, I add it to the water at the same time as the Eucalan.
You can lanolize specific parts of your cover too. I will sometimes add a bit more lanolin to the wet zone, using just my hand. It take about 15minutes to work it in, so I only do it on covers that really need it.
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Meant to mention:
You do not need to use baby shampoo to re-lanolize w/liquid lanolin. I usually only wash my covers in Eucalan, and when they need lanolin, I add it to the water at the same time as the Eucalan.
You can lanolize specific parts of your cover too. I will sometimes add a bit more lanolin to the wet zone, using just my hand. It take about 15minutes to work it in, so I only do it on covers that really need it.
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