Fabric Conditioners
Fabric conditioner makes your clothes feel softer, more bouncy and more comfortable to wear. Fabric conditioner lightly conditions each of the fibres, helping them to remain regular and smooth and retain their natural elasticity. Ironing is also made easier and creases fall out more easily.
Ironing
Follow the garment care label instructions carefully.
Remember that the iron's temperature takes time to change when you alter the setting. The indicator light shows when it has reached the right temperature.
Tip: Sort clothes into piles of synthetics, cotton and linen. Set your iron to synthetics and iron the synthetics pile, increase temperature to the cotton setting for your 'cottons' pile etc. By doing so, you will slowly increase the heat of the iron and will not need to wait for it to cool down. This minimises the risk of ironing
garments using too hot a temperature.
Lace and lingerie
To minimise the risk of damage to your delicate items, always place them in a delicates mesh bag.
Unless otherwise specified on the garment care label, hand wash in warm water using laundry soap or a detergent without enzymes. Use a gentle plunging action and avoid rubbing. Do not hand wring or tumble dry.
Dry out of direct sunlight (dry lace flat).
Cool iron if necessary.
Pantyhose and stockings often lose colour when washed. To avoid dye transferring to other garments, always wash them separately.
When washing delicate items in the washing machine, always follow the machine manufacturers' instructions and use the delicate or gentle cycle.
Silk and raw silk
Silk marked "Dry Clean Only" should not be washed. Washing silk which is deeply coloured is risky as the colours may run.
For washable silk garments, warm hand wash in soap or an enzyme free detergent and dry as per lace and lingerie.
Warm iron when fabric is still slightly and evenly damp.
For raw silk cool iron when dry.
Swimwear, gymwear and other delicates
Wash all coloured wear separately, as dyes can easily run onto other garments.
Do not soak.
Do not drip dry as this can also result in dye transfer. Gently wring or spin dry first, or roll in a towel to remove excess water before hanging to dry.
Woollens
Give your precious woollens the special care they deserve. Normal laundry detergents contain ingredients that make the washing solution alkaline. Alkaline solutions can affect the dyes used in wool and can result in colours fading or running. Your garment will wear out faster and it also won't look or feel as nice.
Do not use hot water when washing woollens instead, use warm water.
You will find more detailed information on my post: How2 Care for your Woollens.
Never use hypochlorite bleaches on wool, silk, flame-retardant fabric or easy-care finishes.
Also see: How2 Care for your Woollens
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