Chinese Clothing: Maintenance of Different Fabric.
The maintenance of the clothes made of silk
Washing: Wash the Fabric and clothes made of silk with neutral detergent. Wash it gently by hand, instead of using the washing machine. Dry it in the cool places. Never expose it in the sun. When the clothes are dried practically, iron it with a white cloth pad. The ironing temperature can be a little high but don't squirt water on it in case that watermark will be left. Dry it before you store it. Don't put moth-ball in the light-colored bleached fabric for fear that it will make the fabric yellow.
Dry Cleaning: All silks can be dry cleaned, although many very soiled fabrics respond better to washing. Some silks should only be dry cleaned. They include: Thai-silk, taffeta, brocade, metallic, velvet, chiffon, and some satins, charmeuse, and crepe.
The maintenance of the clothes made of synthetic fiber and blending fabric
Firstly, wash it in plain water. Then use the weak basic detergent with the water temperature under 40 degree centigrade. Dry it by hands gently instead of using washing machine. Straighten the clothes and hang it in cool and well-ventilated places. Don't expose it in the sun. The ironing temperature should not be high (the Fabric containing chloro fibre: under 70 degree centigrade; the Fabric containing acrylicfibre: under 100 degree centigrade.) If it is a bright-colored fabric, the ironing temperature should be lowered moderately. Don't use much force when ironing the clothes and keep the electric iron moving constantly. Pad is needed to prevent the fabric from softening. (The Fabric containing vinylon can't be ironed with water) Store it after drying and cooling.
The maintenance of the clothes made of the cotton
After washing the clothes with the weak basic detergent, rinse it in plain water. Don't brush it forcefully in case that it will pill. Don't expose it in the sun too long. The ironing temperature should not be high. You'd better put a white cloth pad on the clothes when ironing. Store it after drying and cooling.
The maintenance of the clothes made of Wool fabric
Wash it with neutral detergent in the lukewarm water. Don't soak it in the boiling water. Wash it by hands gently. Then dry it in the well-ventilated places. Put a wet pad under when ironing. The Fabric containing chemical fiber shouldn't be high-temperature ironed or ironed repeatedly. When you store it, please keep it dry and moth proof it. You'd better hang it up.
The maintenance of the clothes made of combination of two fabrics
You could only pay attention to the main Fabric. If you can't decide which two Fabrics to combine, please choose the main Fabric. If one of the fabric is dry cleaned only. Then the clothes could be dry cleaned only. You could also get advise from us through e-mail. |