How to care for and fix a cashmere jumper or cardigan besieged by bobbling and moths. This is everything you need to know about clean, wearing, washing and debobbling wool.
In winter especially. nothing is as satisfying as buying and wearing knitwear. A boyish cashmere crewneck in grey makes everything you wear look effortless and Scandi; a brightly coloured cable-knit is both fabulous and comforting…but nothing feels worse than finding your favourite cashmere riddled with moth holes, or shrunken into a boiled wool miniature. Here’s how the experts keep their knitwear collection clean, whole, and the right size.
However, most premium knitwear designers would never dream of machine washing cashmere. Chinti & Parker’s Singh and Wood offer this step by step guide: ‘Hand-washing will always produce the best results for washing your cashmere garments. Cashmere is a protein fibre, much like our own hair, and responds well to the same gentle washing approach.
‘When you wash ensure you use a specialist cashmere wash, baby shampoo or a gentle, low-alkaline detergent. The more alkaline a detergent is, the harsher it will be on your cashmere. If you’re washing more than one item, separate pieces into two piles, one light and one dark, and start with the lightest colour first using tepid water. Soak for at least 15 minutes and then just swish and lightly squish the sweater around in the soapy water.
The other option is, you can steam knitwear, but be careful not to tug it out of shape in the process or scald the surface. It's for that reason, when people ask, 'can you iron knitwear', many experts say no.You would be surprised how many people Google,'can you put knitwear in the dryer?' the short answer is you can, but it likely won't resemble the sweater or cardigan it once was.
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