Fabric Care Guide
Clothes should be made to last; Take good care of clothing;
While we prefer to use natural fibres, man-made fibres have evolved with technology. We like to educate our customers though we made not use some of the fibres listed below.
Type of fabric |
How to wash |
How to dry |
How to iron |
Linen |
Not all linen can be washed by machine or hand ; some has to be dry cleaned. If the fabric care label says washable use cold water only.Hand washing softens linen. Shrinkage is common. |
Tumble dry may cause wrinkles |
Iron when damp to get rid of wrinkles/ cotton or linen settings. Use steam with medium or high heat |
Cotton |
Machine wash cold/ warm / hot; some shrinkage expected |
Tumble dry low; take more time to dry |
High heat settings ok |
Nylon |
Machine wash in cold water. Use fabric softener in the final rinse. |
Tumble dry in low heat settings |
Iron in nylon/ low heatsettings |
Polyester |
Machine wash in w warm water; heat damages |
Tumble dry in low heat settings |
Iron in nylon/ low or medium heat settings |
Spandex / Lycra |
Hand wash Preferred in cold water; can also be Machine washed; Do not use chlorine bleach |
Drip drying preferred without wringing; can be machine dried in low temperature. |
Iron in nylon/ low heat settings |
Wool, Mohair, Cashmere, Camel, Alpaca |
Brush surface to remove dirt; wash by hand or dry cleaning |
Drip dry or hang dry |
Use steam and medium heat settings |
Silk |
Hand wash or dry clean |
Do not tumble dry; line dry |
Iron in nylon/ low heatsettings; Iron inside-out |
Fleece |
Hand wash or Machine wash |
Do not tumble dry; Hang to dry |
Iron in nylon/ low heatsettings |
Rayon |
Dryclean preferred ; you can hand wash the fabric ; Do not wring or use bleach |
Do not tumble dry ; hang to dry |
Iron in low settings from the back of the fabric ie inside-out on low heat |
Beaded / sequin fabric |
Hand wash as machine wash can remove glue of sequins or break the delicate chain stitch |
Do not tumble dry - lay flat to dry |
Iron in low heat settings from the back |
Acetate |
Dry clean recommended for most clothing;Some may be hand washed. Never wring or twist to remove water. |
Air dry |
Iron in low heat settings |
Acrylic |
Machine wash using warm water |
Machine dry in low heat setting only |
Iron in low heat settings |