Keep it carefully
Empty your clothes pockets, or they will swell or sag.
Hanging clothes Hanging wool clothes in a cool and ventilated place for a period of time with a suitable hanger can remove wrinkles. Choose a style that can support the shoulder pads of the coat and the waist of the skirt to prevent clothes from wrinkling.
Prevent wrinkles pure wool or wool blended clothes will disappear without a trace if they are hung in a humid bathroom for a period of time or overnight.
Brush gently with a clothes brush.
Clothing surface
Brush off the dust on the surface of clothes, otherwise these dust will become stains for a long time, and the dust will affect the appearance of wool fabric.
Nursing care of wet wool
If your woolen clothes are wet, you must dry them immediately, but you must never come into direct contact with heat sources, such as baking in front of a fire, putting them on an electric heater or spreading them in the sun. Don't use the dryer to dry unless there are special instructions on the washing label.
Once the clothes are dirty, deal with them immediately, wash the small stains with cold water, and then blot them with a clean cloth, but never use paper towels; Remove the smell from clothes. Lay the clothes flat on the bed for about an hour to remove the odor on the clothes, such as the smell of cigarettes.
Let wool breathe.
Let the wool air for 24 hours before wearing it next time, and try to avoid wearing the same dress for two consecutive days. This can give wool fiber enough time to recover its natural elasticity. If you want to store woolen goods for a long time, you must wash them and dry them first. Any wool fabric can be folded and stored, put in cedar or mothballs, or hung in clothes bags. Don't stuff clothes in a narrow space.
be mothproof
Mothproof of sweaters is also very important. The common method is fumigation, that is, using the volatiles of fumigant to kill moths, which needs to be carried out in a sealed container. Camphor, naphthalene and p-dichlorobenzene are mainly used. This method is generally used when putting sweaters at home to prevent insects from eating.
Washing method of woolen sweater
Read the washing marks on the clothes carefully.
Different wool components in clothes have different washing and maintenance methods. Some are suitable for hand washing and some are suitable for dry cleaning. The maintenance methods described in the washing label on clothes will vary according to the types of wool. Specially treated fabrics may also have special advantages.
Commonly used washing signs at home and abroad
When the temperature of washing liquid below 30℃ is used, conventional mechanical washing cannot be washed with water, so be careful when it is wet.
Hand washing should be handled carefully, which means chlorine bleaching is not allowed.
Clothes are suitable for washing with all dry cleaning solvents. Clothes are suitable for washing with tetrachloroethylene, chloroform, light gasoline and trichloroethane. There are no special requirements in the washing process.
It means that clothes can be put into the drum dryer for processing, and it also means that clothes cannot be put into the drum dryer for processing.
Clothes cannot be dry-cleaned or ironed.
When ironing, the temperature should not exceed 120℃. When ironing, the cloth should be padded and the temperature should not exceed 120℃.
Washing of woolen sweater
When washing sweaters, neutral detergent or neutral washing powder should be used for washing. If you choose alkaline detergent for daily laundry, it is easy to damage wool fibers. The suitable washing water temperature is about 30℃. If the water temperature is too high, the woolen sweater will be felted again, and if the water temperature is too low, the washing effect will be reduced.
When washing, except sweaters marked with "super washable" or "machine washable", sweaters should be carefully washed by hand, and it is forbidden to rub them seriously by hand or with a washboard, let alone by a washing machine. Otherwise, the wool fiber scales will shrink, which will greatly reduce the size of the sweater. Machine washing is easy to damage woolen sweater and make it decompose.
Generally, before washing the sweater, the parts with more stains should be marked or marked, so that these parts can be carefully cleaned when washing, so that the purpose of cleaning can be achieved without damaging the sweater.
When washing sweaters of different colors, it is generally not appropriate to take the same bath to prevent pollution between different colors.
After washing the sweater, rinse it with clear water until there is no sewage and no foam. Rinsed sweaters should be lightly pressed to remove water, then put into a net bag and hung with water drops until the water drops are dry. Then air-dry, flat the knitted sweater on a flat plate to air-dry, or put the two sleeves of the sweater on a bamboo pole, gently flatten and air-dry. Clothes hangers should avoid drying. When drying in the sun, it should be thoroughly dried in weak light or in a cool and ventilated place. Don't expose yourself to the sun in order to avoid damaging the sweater.
For chemical fiber products, because of its high strength, it will not produce felting phenomenon, so it can be washed with water according to the general laundry method. However, for some products with loose structure and terry or nap on the surface, it is best not to wash them with a washing machine, otherwise the fabric will be easily damaged.
Only clothes marked with the symbol of dry pure wool or wool blend can be dried by machine. There is a sign on the laundry that it can be dried, indicating that it is safe to dry with a dryer.
Sweaters after washing and drying generally need to be ironed to restore their original style, which is convenient for wearing or keeping. Sweaters need ironing or shaping before ironing. Sweaters are suitable for ironing with steam iron at 135 ~ 145℃. Worsted woolen sweater is suitable for ironing with 120 ~ 160℃ electric iron. When ironing, cover the sweater with a soaked white cloth to prevent it from getting wet.
Dry cleaning of sweaters
Dry cleaning is a decontamination method to remove oil-soluble stains in rotary washing machines by using water-insoluble petroleum solvents and volatile organic solvents such as tetrachloroethylene. This method has wide adaptability, small deformation and no bleeding, but it needs certain equipment. Sweater fabrics can be dry-cleaned, and the washing label should indicate dry cleaning.
Sweaters won't shrink after washing.
The water temperature is preferably around 35 degrees. When washing, gently squeeze it with your hands, and do not rub, knead or twist it with your hands. Never wash it with a washing machine.
Be sure to use neutral detergent. When in use, the ratio of water to detergent is generally 100: 3.
When rinsing, slowly add cold water, so that the water temperature gradually drops to room temperature, and then rinse clean.
After washing, press the water by hand first, then wrap it in a dry cloth and press it. You can also use a centrifugal dehydrator. Pay attention to wrap the sweater with cloth before putting it into the dehydrator; You can't dehydrate for too long, you can only dehydrate for 2 minutes at most.
After washing and dehydration, the sweater should be spread out in a ventilated place to dry, and it should not be hung or exposed to the sun to avoid deformation of the sweater.
Treatment methods of common stains in sweaters
Sweaters will be stained in one way or another if they are not careful. At this time, effective cleaning is very important. The following will introduce some common stain treatment methods.
As soon as the clothes are dirty, please immediately cover the dirty place with a clean and absorbent dry cloth to suck away the dirt that has not been sucked away.
How to remove special dirt
Alcoholic drinks (excluding red wine)-Use a cloth with strong absorption to gently press the place to be treated so as to absorb as much excess liquid as possible. Then dip a little sponge into it and wipe it with a mixture of half warm water and half medical alcohol.
Black coffee-mix alcohol with equal amount of white vinegar, soak a piece of cloth, gently press the dirt carefully, and then press it dry with a cloth with strong absorption.
Blood stains-wipe the blood stains with a damp cloth as soon as possible to absorb excess blood. Gently wipe the stain with undiluted vinegar, and then wipe it with cold water.
Cream/Grease/Sauce-If you find oil stains, first use a spoon or knife to remove the excess oil stains on the clothes surface, then soak a cloth in a special cleaner for dry cleaning, and then gently wipe the dirt.
Chocolate/milk coffee/tea-first, use a cloth dipped in white wine, gently press around the stain, and then use it as black coffee.
Eggs/milk-first gently press the stain with a cloth stained with white wine, and then repeat with a cloth stained with diluted white vinegar.
Fruit/juice/red wine-soak a piece of cloth in a mixture of alcohol and water (the ratio is 3: 1) and gently press the stain.
Grass-Carefully use soap (with neutral soap powder or soap) or gently press with a cloth coated with medical alcohol.
Ink/ballpoint pen-first gently press the stain with a cloth stained with white wine, and then repeat it with a cloth stained with white vinegar or alcohol.
Lipstick/cosmetics/shoe polish-wipe with a cloth coated with turpentine or white wine.
Urine-dispose of it as soon as possible. First use a dry sponge to absorb more liquid, then apply undiluted vinegar, and finally refer to the treatment of blood.
Waxing-first remove excess wax from the surface of clothes with a spoon or knife, then cover it with blotting paper and iron it gently with a medium temperature iron.
Renovation of woolen sweater
The sweater became shorter and hardened. You can wrap it in clean white cloth and steam it in a steamer for ten minutes. After taking it out, gently shake it to loosen the fiber. Then carefully pull it into its original shape and size, lay it flat on the back of a thin plate or screen, and dry it in a ventilated and cool place, and it can be restored to its original state.
Wool or woolen fabric will gradually lose its original luster if washed many times. If you rinse with clear water several times, add a few drops of vinegar to the clear water to continue bleaching to neutralize the acid and alkali, wool and woolen fabrics will restore their original luster.
Special maintenance of light wool fabrics, such as cool wool, can be ironed with a wet cloth or steam iron, although it is easy to wrinkle.