Some people stop buying sweaters, they thought very difficult on washing and storage.
Washing sweaters are quite different from other clothing items, how to wash knitted sweaters? It’s costly to send to laundry every time, and it’s hard to remove stains from sweaters, also after washing several times the hand feeling is change, Why?
It’s not like this hard and difficult to wash and storage knitting wears, you can do it at home as other clothes.
How to hand wash sweaters Properly?
1. Before hand washing, take out the sweaters, use a cloth(do not use brush) put some gentle detergent on inside neckline and sleeve cuffs first. These parts are usually easily get dirty, need to put detergent before so can wash easily.
2. Take a bowl of cold water, put mild detergent in the water. Put sweater soak in cold water for 10-20 minutes. Do not use water temperature above 30 degree, this will make the sweaters shrink and loss shape and stretch.
3. Gently squeeze it in the water, repeated several times. Remember to wear rubber gloves to protect your hands. Do not scrub vigorously, this will cause pilling easily.
4. Rinse with clean water, It may take several rinses for the water to become clear and free of suds.
5. Do not wringing and twisting, take it out and squeeze dry, remove as much excess water as possible.
6. Wrap the damp sweater flat with a dry towel to absorb moisture or use a mesh bag to drip out the water. Lay flat in sweater drying rack to air drying in a cool and ventilated place, during which you can stretch the sweater properly to restore it to its original shape.
Can sweaters machine washing? How to wash sweaters in washing machine?
When washing sweaters, use a mesh laundry bag for extra protection from any friction or agitation.
Also, avoid putting with any bulky items, such as jeans or towels. Machine wash sweaters together with other clothes may damage the sweater from sharp objects such as zippers and buttons, so the sweater should be washed separately. Double check whether there are any protrusions on the surface of the inner tub of the washing machine, they will cause damage to garments.
Note: Dark colors generally fade easily, please wash with similar/light colors together. Dark color need washing separately.
Machine wash sweater process:
1 Spot treating, put delicates detergents to remove dirt.
2 Put your favorite sweaters in mesh bag, prevent snags and reduce pilling.
3 Put in washing machine, add detergent, not too much detergent.
4 Set cool water, no more than 30℃ to prevent shrinking, warm water will fray knits, and hot water can make them shrink.
5 Set the cycle, use front-loading washing machine and choose gentle program.
6 Special care on spin cycle, Stop the machine after the spin cycle process less than 60s. Otherwise it will make the knit sweaters out of the shape.
7 Turn sweater inside out, do not hang sweaters, lay sweaters flat and Air dry.
Notice:
1. Sweaters usually recommend dry cleaning.
2. Knitwear yarns are not resistant to alkalis. If they are washed in water, neutral non-enzymatic detergents should be used. It is best to use specialty detergent.
If you need machine washing, please do not put directly into the wash machine. Use extra mesh laundry bag to protect the sweater. It is better to use a front-loading washing machine and choose a gentle program. Such as hand washing, it is best to rub gently, do not use a washboard to scrub.
3. Do not use chlorine-containing bleaching liquid for sweaters, can use oxygen-containing color bleaching. Avoid twisting, do not expose to the sun.
There are different yarns use to knit the sweaters, Is there any difference on washing?
There are 2 kinds of fabric: natural fibers and synthetic fibers. Most sweaters make in Acrylic, viscose, nylon, wool, cashmere, cotton blend, Many sweaters can machine washed, you can read the care label inside the sweaters, follow the right washing instructions.
How to wash cashmere sweater? And how to wash wool sweater?
We need special care on cashmere wool and woolen sweaters. They can not machine washing, only dry clean and hand wash. You can send directly to laundry, they can do the rest for you, but every time wash your sweaters may be a big bill, you can also wash at home by hand washing. For cashmere and wool sweaters they need special detergent, cold water, turn inside out soak wash in 10 mins. Gently scratch and wash, do not twist, use absorbent towel to excess moisture, the lay flat and air dry.
Sweaters all facing a problem of pilling. What cause pilling?
It’s not about poor quality, Let’s take a look at the factors that cause sweaters to pill:
1) Raw material factor: The higher quality of wool raw materials, better fineness, denser surface scales, better curl, and softer feel, cause easy to entangle and pill.
2) Knitted way: Different knitting methods of sweaters (plain knit stitch, cross knit stitch, double knit, etc.) and different densities (loose, tight) will also cause pilling.
3) Wearing: during wearing contact with different objects (smooth, hard, rough) will also cause pilling. Sleeves, pockets and neck parts are often rubbed and prone to pilling.
A sweater cardigan is more easily pilling than a inside turtle neck fit sweater. Because the outer wear cardigan cause more friction.
4) Craftsmanship: if the twist is too loose, the wool will be rounder and plumper to keep soft hand feeling, but it will be easier to pilling. Otherwise, if the twist is too tight, it will lose the style of the wool sweater, just like a rope hard and strong.
How to prevent pilling?
In order to solve the problem of sweater pilling completely, the most important thing is on wash and take special care for it.
1) Washing: turn inside out, and then put in a mesh bag, avoid friction and reduce damage to the sweater.
2) Detergent: Wash the sweater with shampoo and fabric softener, it can make the sweater soft and natural, not so easy to pilling.
3) Sweater storage: When we store sweaters, remember to wrap them in storage bags or plastic bags to reduce frictions between sweaters and other clothes, which can effectively reduce the pilling probability of sweaters.
7 Solutions to sweater pilling
To protect the texture, lay the sweater flat and smooth out any wrinkled areas, this can remove pills easily without damage the sweaters.
1) If it is a relatively large hair ball, you can cut it directly with scissors.
2) Use hair removal comb, gently scrape the pilling area.
3) Use a hair remover to remove hair balls on sweaters and woolen coats, removing dog hair and other animal hair also works, which is fast and convenient.
4) Brush, gently scrape along the texture of the sweater to remove the hair balls.
5) Use fabric shaver, gently shave on the surface of the sweater, just twist it up hair balls and throw it away.
6) You can also stick it with tape or Velcro.
7) Sponge or sandpaper for washing dishes, it is best to use new, relatively clean and relatively hard ones. Face the bump against the sweater and just slide it over gently.
How to unshrink sweater?
Washing in cool water, mild laundry detergents, do not twist and wring, do not hanger dry, use dry towel to absorbent water, flat dry.
How to fix a shrunken sweater?
Before dry, stretching a sweater and iron to the size you need, after dry use a cardboard in right size to reshape the sweater, iron on the cardboard, take it out then you got the right size.
How often should you wash your sweaters?
Usually about one week 7 days, no need over washed.
How to keep white clothes white?
Use stain remover OR white vinegar on washing.
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