Taking proper care of your cashmere garments will increase the lifespan and maintain the beautiful attributes of the luxurious yarn. Since animal fibers, like wool and cashmere, are naturally resistant to stains, odor and grease, they do not need washing very often. Washing less will help the garment last longer and is more environmentally friendly too. Taking care of your cashmere garments is actually easier than you might think.

Care instructions:

– Keep dry-cleaning to a minimum. The dry-cleaning process is tiring for the cashmere/silk garments and will decrease the lifespan. Washing your garments at home is better for your garments, and the environment.

– Hang your cashmere/silk garments out after wearing them and let them air, preferably overnight.

– Use a wool program or hand wash program when washing. This is a gentler program to avoid shrinkage. Do not wash in temperatures over 30°C.

– Fill the laundry machine to 50%. It is fine to mix textiles but keep in mind that the wool or hand wash program is not effective on heavily soiled garments.

– Between uses, keep your cashmere/silk garments folded. Knitwear should not be stored on a hanger as this can stretch the garment out of shape.

– Spray cedar oil, or keep cedar blocks, in the drawer to keep moths and woodpeckers away.

– In the early stages of the use of the garment, it’s normal for knitwear to produce excess fiber or ‘pilling’. After two or three washes the material will settle. Manually remove any pilling carefully with our wool comb.