How to wash a down scarf at home

An accessory fashionable at all times, which not only emphasizes the femininity of its owner, but also warms you with warmth in any weather - downy stole. Only one problem can arise with it - how to wash a down scarf properly if it gets dirty or dull. But this is not a problem at all if you know how to care for it. Let's take a look at the steps of washing it at home and dispel myths related to how to wash a down scarf.

Step-by-step instruction

• The key word describing how to wash a down shawl will be “tenderness”. Only carefully and very gently should be handled with knitted products from fluff. They can neither be pulled, nor rubbed with a brush, nor twisted. Hand wash is as follows.
• Prepare the shawl for washing. To do this, straighten the fluff by shaking the product well. If there are tangles, comb the pile with a massage brush with smooth wooden teeth. In this case, you can not touch the loops, otherwise you can damage them.
• Wash the scarf should be at a temperature in the range from 20 to 35 ° C. To do this, water is collected in the basin, detergent is added to it, it is thoroughly dissolved, and then the downy product is immersed. In no case can you do the opposite, that is, immerse a palatine or a scarf in water, and then sprinkle the powder!

Tip: To better dissolve the detergent, you can first draw hot water into the basin, add powder or gel, and then let the soap solution cool. And only after cooling the water, soak a downy shawl in it.

• The woolen thing is left soaked for half an hour so that the dust and dirt move away.
• Wash the scarf carefully. In this case, the movements should not be littering, but resembling a snowball molding. That is, the shawl is gently collected in a lump, crushed and again dissolved in water.
• The next step is rinsing. It must be neat and thorough, changing 5-6 waters. All particles of detergent must be washed out of the fibers. It is worth paying attention to that it is best to rinse a gel product rather than a laundry detergent.

Tip: so that the woolly down thing does not deform, the temperature of the water during washing and rinsing should be the same.

• To wash the downy thing and get not a lumpy lump, but an accessory that in appearance resembles just bought, it is useful to use air conditioning. It is added to the water while rinsing.
• It is not necessary to remove the downy stole from the water by the ends, but by collecting it in a lump. Otherwise, the thing can be stretched. To water glass, you should put it in a grid and hang it above the sink. When the bulk of the water has left the shawl, it is necessary to get it wet with a absorbent terry towel.

• Direct final drying is carried out either on a special hoop or on a horizontal surface covered with a picnic blanket (or a white sheet). In the first case, the shawl does not even have to be ironed. In the second - to give smoothness, you will have to use an iron through the fabric in a gentle mode. However, it is worth remembering that ironing down products is not recommended, so it is better to dry them correctly.
• In conclusion, you can once again comb the shawl pile.

Myths or truth?

Any, even the most uninitiated, person knows that a down scarf is not an ordinary thing and should be washed in a special way. At the same time, before washing the shawl, the woman is faced with some statements regarding the care of knitted downy products at home. Consider whether they are so categorical.

1. Downy things can only be washed by hand - machine wash is contraindicated for them.. Manufacturers of washing machines are convinced that even the finest cashmere can wash their "brainchild" when using delicate modes. At the same time, many people ruined their favorite knitted things, washing them in a typewriter, even with the "wool" mode. Of course, for the most delicate downy shawls, hand washing is preferable. However, in extreme cases, they can be entrusted to the washing machine, choosing the delicate washing mode, BUT while adjusting the water temperature to cold. That is, the temperature during washing should be the same as it is, without heating. As mentioned above, the temperature of the water during washing and rinsing should be the same, otherwise the product will sit down. If you do not adjust the temperature program, the wash will go at t = 30 ° C, and rinse - at the one that comes from the tap.
2. Wash items from fluff should be special means for wool or silk. It is worth clarifying: it is forbidden to use powders with bleaching particles, but special products can be replaced with ordinary shampoo for washing hair. This is because wool is the same natural material as hair. Shampoo is designed to make them silky, soft, prevents tangles. So the downy shawl can easily be washed with hair shampoo, and then instead of a linen conditioner, apply hair balm and rinse.
3. Down products are dried directly on a special hoop. This drying method is the most convenient, allowing you not to iron shawls and stoles after washing. However, there are alternative methods, for example, horizontal drying. The method of drying a down scarf or stole on a special hoop can be replaced by stretching on a carpet. For this product with teeth, pin with stainless steel (or copper) studs or pins to the carpet. In this position, the downy thing is left to dry completely and for another 12-18 hours.

Also interesting is the method of freezing (in the freezer) a damp down scarf. When exposed to frost, water droplets turn into ice crystals, and then shake off the scarf. Snow and frost generally have a positive effect on downy products. So, to refresh the shawl, you can roll it in the snow in frosty weather, and then gently shake it.

Caring for downy products is not as complicated as it might seem. One wash, carried out according to all the rules, will not spoil the thing. But the third and fifth will still make themselves felt. Therefore, treat shawls and shawls with care. The less you wash them, the better they will look.