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