Product Care

 

Product Care

 

The best way to make sure cashmere and cashmere blend garments last is to handle them carefully. Cashmere and cashmere blend should be cared for like any other fine woolen. To keep them looking new, follow these steps:

• Hand wash knits with cold water, using a fine washable soap. Woven garments should be dry cleaned.
• Fold knitwear with tissue and store flat in a drawer; do not hang on hangers.
• Hang woven garments on padded hangers, zippered and buttoned with pants and shirts on hangers designed for them.
• Give garments a rest between wearings for at least 24 hours; wrinkles will vanish.
• Treat stains as quickly as possible; rinse immediately with cold water; hot water may set the stain.
• If garments get wet, allow to dry away from direct heat, then brush with the nap.
• At season's end, clean and store garments in an uncrowded garment bag in a cool, dry place; fold knits and store in a chest or drawer; moth crystals or spray will help protect garments from moths.

Pilling

 

Cashmere is a very fine natural fibre. Knitwear made from cashmere requires care and attention but will reward you by lasting a long time and continuing to feel soft wash after wash.

After the first few "wears" you may find small balls of fibre forming on the surface of your cashmere knitwear. These small balls are caused by some of the loose fibres rubbing together during wear, for example under the arms or on the elbows and sleeves of cashmere jumpers and sweaters.

This pilling does not indicate inferior quality cashmere knitwear, it is the result of wearing such a fine fibre. The pilling can be easily removed, either by carefully picking the balls off by hand or by de-fuzzing using a cashmere comb or de-fuzzing device, available from department stores or supermarkets.

Once you have removed the pilling, the garment will increase in softness and become even lovelier to handle. The pilling will decrease over time if you look after your cashmere knitwear carefully.