Cotton & Poly/Cotton

Wash inside out in a cold machine wash – this will minimise fade and preserve colour.

Do not use bleach or harsh detergents – this will bleach out colour and leave blotchy marks and colour run.

Do not tumble dry

If hand washing, rinse in large quantity of clean water, then immediately spin out excess liquid in machine

Dry flat in the shade, inside out – hanging will cause the garment to grow longer,

Do not leave to soak.

New machines use very little water and if washing mixed light and dark colours it may be useful to first wash garment in a large amount of water by hand, rinsing out quickly and spinning the water from the garment in machine. This will help avoid any colour run.

Always wash dark and light colours separately.

 

Wool & Wool Blends

Wash inside out on Delicate cycle, using an approved Wool Mix laundry liquid

Do not use bleach or harsh detergents or any enzyme based detergents – they eat away at the natural wool fiber and thin the garment or fabric.

Do not leave to soak

If hand washing, only wash in water temperature that you might wash a baby in, do so with approved Woolen laundry liquid and immediately spin out all excess liquid in machine

To eliminate most moisture from garment, wrap in towel and squeeze dry or place rolled towel on floor and jump on it a couple of times [the children will be good at this and about the right amount of pressure]. This will leave garment almost dry and able to be worn the next day if left flat in a warm dry room. This is a great tip for travel garments and you can use a shampoo supplied in your hotel room and usually put the garments on without using an iron. Wool is also a great product as it will naturally resist odour so you can wear these garments many times before the need to launder – the perfect travel companion.

Dry flat in the shade, inside out. Hanging will cause the garment or fabric to grow longer if it is holding lots of moisture.

Do not use pegs as these may harm or break the fine yarns which will cause holes.

When wearing fine guage wools, be careful not to use pins or brooches as this may also break the yarn and cause holes. Belt buckles and Velcro are also not great companions of fine wools.