A few tips can work well in order to take care of your woollens. Winter Wear Care Instructions Most of the woollens come with pre printed instruction with regards to cleaning and washing. Reading and following these instructions can be a first steps towards taking care of your woollens.
For those woollens on which these instructions are not given simple tips can be useful. Always hang your woollens on properly shaped and padded hangers and this doesn’t distort the size and fitting of the apparel. Woollens are the only apparel that breathes, in short you need to keep space between your woollens as woollens automatically shed wrinkles when hanged.
In case your woollens get wet dry them only at room temperature, avoid any type of heating equipment too dry them. Stains and spots are the biggest enemy of woollen clothes. Promptly remove stains with a soft brush because with time stains get permanent and are harder to remove and may spoil the fabric. If stain is not going despite using a brush get the woollen dry cleaned or go for other professional treatment.
Get your woollens dry cleaned at least once in a season preferably before keeping the woollens for storage to use in the next season. Use steams while pressing woollens and the moisture in steams helps the apparel to shed the wrinkles fast.
This should be done carefully and it is preferable if you use a brown paper on imprints. While storing woollens for a long time you should always fold them and store in a closet away from moths. Keeping them hanging will make them stretched and woollens once stretched don’t come back to their previous size.
Woollens, if washed at home should be washed in cold water as it reduces the possibility of shrinkage. Mild detergent and soap should be used as woollens get spoilt by excess acid exposure. Never pull out your woollens from the water when it is wet as woollens loose majority of its strength when it is wet. Rather lift it very gently and squeeze as much as water as possible.
Dry the woollen with a towel to remove more water and then lay it on a flat surface. Never hang wet woollen apparel. If possible lay your woollens or wear them in the sun often as it protects the apparel from moths which can seriously damage the apparel. Also hang moth balls when you are storing woollens. If these tips are followed you can be assured that you precious woollens are cared for in a proper way. If you care for your woollens in return your woollens will care for you more effectively.
