How to care for knitwear: 10 tips to make things last longer

15.01.2025/23/40 XNUMX:XNUMX    335


In the autumn-winter season, more knitwear becomes noticeable in our wardrobe. And this year it is also in trend. Knitted sweaters, cardigans, dresses, trousers, skirts... how to properly wash and store them so that they last as long as possible?

Here are a couple of tips. Perhaps you already know all this, but it will not be superfluous to refresh this information in your memory once again.

1. Wash the knitwear by hand or select the appropriate mode, "hand" or "delicate" wash on the washing machine. Usually this temperature is not higher than 30 degrees - if the water is hot, the thing can "sit down".

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2. When washing knitted products, do not use detergents containing all types of bleaches, bio-additives (enzymes), alkalis and their compounds, colored granules.

3. There are special washing products, such as shampoos for cashmere. For particularly delicate things, it is better to use them.

4. There are also various folk remedies. It is believed that in order to make things softer, you need to dissolve a teaspoon of glycerin in water when rinsing.

5. It is undesirable to twist the thing, as well as squeeze it hard, do it carefully, preferably by hand. Set the minimum number of revolutions in the machine.

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6. Dry in a horizontal position. For example, on a gun. A metal dryer may leave creases.

7. Iron with a low-temperature iron at 110 °C, inside out.

8. Do not store knitted products on the shoulders - this way they can stretch out. Carefully stack them in small stacks and store them on the shelves

9. So that the moth does not start, and the sweaters always remain fresh and smell delicious, put aromasache.

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10. Buy a reel-to-reel machine. Sooner or later they will form on any knitted item. There will be fewer knots on a smooth fabric, more on a fluffy one. Curls are formed in places of friction, keep an eye on this and process these places with a machine.

Let your favorite things please you longer!


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