How to Care for Sweaters
Fold your sweaters., Remove pills from your sweaters regularly to keep them looking presentable., Remove dandruff, hair & lint regularly., Repair the sweater quickly., Give your favorite sweater a break., Wash most sweaters by hand., Treat cashmere...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Fold your sweaters.
Don't ever hang them because hanging sweaters will result in a larger sweater than the last time you put it on, or a misshapen profile. -
Step 2: Remove pills from your sweaters regularly to keep them looking presentable.
Pilling is caused by rubbing during wear and is more apparent around the elbows, under the armpits and on sleeves but can occur anywhere on the sweater.
Purchase a hand-held depiller or a small electric shaver made for depilling.
Or pick them off by hand in front of the TV. , Purchase a baby's or child's soft hairbrush from a supermarket or drugstore.
The softness of this brush will enable you to quickly brush off these sorts of unattractive sweater companions. , If a button falls off or a small hole appears, repair the sweater the moment that you discover it.
If not, the hole may get bigger or you might just shove the sweater to the back of the wardrobe, dismissing it as unwearable for its minor fault. , Wearing it everyday even though you love it will cause it to lose shape or build up hard-to-remove perspiration stains.
Alternate it with other sweaters or jackets. , Unless the instructions tell you to machine wash a sweater, never do so.
Woolen sweaters should always be washed by hand in a gentle soap solution.
You can either run lukewarm water and turn a favorite scented soap around and around in your hand under the water to make the water soapy, or you can add soap flakes.
If possible, turn sweater inside out to wash and try not to wring a sweater; let it drip dry or roll excess water off in a towel.
Wringing can cause it to lose its shape.
Be extra careful of sweaters with attachments such as beads, embroidery work etc.; use cool water to prevent the colors from embroidered labels running. , Cashmere is lovely but its appealing softness makes it prone to pilling and touchy to care for.
Other delicate fibers include mohair, angora and lambswool.
Wash is in a very gentle solution such as Woolite or Lux Flakes etc.
Do not wring
- instead roll in a large, moisture-loving towel to remove excess moisture and then leave out flat to dry on a towel.
If you have access to a flat sweater drying device, use it. , Do not use moth balls
- they smell very bad and are very unhealthy for human beings.
Use cedar balls, cedar sawdust in little calico bags, mixed herbal sachets or dry bay leaves between clothing layers or ask at your health food store for a safe alternative to moth balls.
Keep wardrobe clean
- dust out and vacuum at the end of each season. , This is very important to avoid providing a free meal for moths.
They will accept the invitation! , Whether you are storing your sweaters for a season or for a few days, never put the sweater away damp.
This will encourage the growth of mildew or mold and this cannot be removed.
It may also spread to surrounding clothing and will smell bad. -
Step 3: Remove dandruff
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Step 4: hair & lint regularly.
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Step 5: Repair the sweater quickly.
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Step 6: Give your favorite sweater a break.
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Step 7: Wash most sweaters by hand.
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Step 8: Treat cashmere & other delicates very carefully.
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Step 9: Store sweaters carefully during summer months.
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Step 10: Wash any sweater you put away for storage.
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Step 11: Store sweaters dry.
Detailed Guide
Don't ever hang them because hanging sweaters will result in a larger sweater than the last time you put it on, or a misshapen profile.
Pilling is caused by rubbing during wear and is more apparent around the elbows, under the armpits and on sleeves but can occur anywhere on the sweater.
Purchase a hand-held depiller or a small electric shaver made for depilling.
Or pick them off by hand in front of the TV. , Purchase a baby's or child's soft hairbrush from a supermarket or drugstore.
The softness of this brush will enable you to quickly brush off these sorts of unattractive sweater companions. , If a button falls off or a small hole appears, repair the sweater the moment that you discover it.
If not, the hole may get bigger or you might just shove the sweater to the back of the wardrobe, dismissing it as unwearable for its minor fault. , Wearing it everyday even though you love it will cause it to lose shape or build up hard-to-remove perspiration stains.
Alternate it with other sweaters or jackets. , Unless the instructions tell you to machine wash a sweater, never do so.
Woolen sweaters should always be washed by hand in a gentle soap solution.
You can either run lukewarm water and turn a favorite scented soap around and around in your hand under the water to make the water soapy, or you can add soap flakes.
If possible, turn sweater inside out to wash and try not to wring a sweater; let it drip dry or roll excess water off in a towel.
Wringing can cause it to lose its shape.
Be extra careful of sweaters with attachments such as beads, embroidery work etc.; use cool water to prevent the colors from embroidered labels running. , Cashmere is lovely but its appealing softness makes it prone to pilling and touchy to care for.
Other delicate fibers include mohair, angora and lambswool.
Wash is in a very gentle solution such as Woolite or Lux Flakes etc.
Do not wring
- instead roll in a large, moisture-loving towel to remove excess moisture and then leave out flat to dry on a towel.
If you have access to a flat sweater drying device, use it. , Do not use moth balls
- they smell very bad and are very unhealthy for human beings.
Use cedar balls, cedar sawdust in little calico bags, mixed herbal sachets or dry bay leaves between clothing layers or ask at your health food store for a safe alternative to moth balls.
Keep wardrobe clean
- dust out and vacuum at the end of each season. , This is very important to avoid providing a free meal for moths.
They will accept the invitation! , Whether you are storing your sweaters for a season or for a few days, never put the sweater away damp.
This will encourage the growth of mildew or mold and this cannot be removed.
It may also spread to surrounding clothing and will smell bad.
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