Fabric Care Tips For Lingerie And Club Wear
If you own sexy lingerie , plus size lingerie , sexy costumes or sexy clubwear ; you can follow these basic rules for the general care and cleaning of your fashions.
Always read and follow the care instructions and any warning on the garment/fabric label.
MICROFIBERS
· Acrylic, nylon and polyester microfibers are machine washable, machine dryable or can be dry cleaned
· Follow the instructions for washing fabrics consisting of these individual fibers.
SILK
Only pre-washed silk is washable. Read the label!
- Dry cleaning is generally preferred, since laundering detergent and dyes in other clothes may adversely affect silk fabric.
- For washable silk, follow the care instructions carefully.
- For items without linings and without embellishments attached, careful handwashing is permissable, with mild soap and lukewarm water.
- Chlorine bleach should never be used on silk.
- For long-time storage, silk should be sealed against light, air and insects.
COTTON
- Cotton can be easily laundered. It can withstand high temperatures (boiling water does not hurt the fiber).
- Any good detergent can be used to wash cotton.
- Chlorine bleach can be used safely on cotton whites. Use color safe bleach on dyed cottons.
- Since cotton fibers are fairly inelastic cotton fabrics may wrinkle easily. And, fabric may need frequent pressing.
- However, cotton fabric can be treated with a wrinkle resistant finish to create a more resilient fabric/garment. The label will tell you if this finish has been applied.
- A higher heat setting is needed in the dryer to dry cotton. Cotton will take much longer to dry than less absorbent fibers.
- Cotton can be ironed with a hot iron, and does not scorch easily
NYLON
Most items made from nylon can be machined washed and tumbled dried at low temperatures.
- Use warm water and add a fabric softener to the final rinse cycle.
- To minimize static electricity use a dyer sheet when machine drying.
- Remove articles from the dyer as soon as the tumbling cycle is completed.
- If ironing is required, use a warm iron.
ACRYLIC
Acrylic garments may be washed or dry cleaned.
- When machine washing, use warm water setting and add a fabric softener during the final rinse cycle.
- Machine dry at low temperature. Remove from dyer as soon as garments are dry.
- Wash delicate items by hand in warm water. Static electricity can be reduced by using s fabric softener in every third or fourth washing. Gently squeeze out water, smooth or shake out garment and let dry on a non-rust hangar. Sweaters and circular knits should be dried flat.
- If ironing is required, use moderately warm iron.
ACETATE
Most acetate garments should be dry-cleaned. Some knits are washable. If laundering is indicated, use the following guide:
- Hand wash in warm water with mild suds.
- Do not twist or wring out the garment.
- Do not soak colored items.
- Press while damp on the wrong side with a cool iron. if finishing the right side use a pressing cloth.
- Circular knits should be laid flat to dry.
POLYOLEFIN
Most items can be washed or dry-cleaned.
- Most stains can be readily be removed by wiping, using lukewarm water and detergent.
- If fabric is machine washed, it should be line dried or tumbled dried with gentle or no heat.
- Do not iron.
TRIACETATE
- Pleated garments are best hand laundered. Most other garments containing 100% triacetate can be machine washed.
- If ironing is needed, a high temperature setting may be used.
- Articles containing triacetate require little care due mainly to the fiber's resistance to high temperature.