How to Take Care of Your Hairy Sweaters
They might come from several animals and process of dying, they might look different and have diverse colours, but they all have one thing in common: your luxury woollens are winter classics that can be wear season after season. They are quality items that with proper washing will last a lifetime. You just need to perfect their delicate fibres with a soft peeling to make them look as young and new as your latest shopping acquisition.
Even if synthetic blends tend to pill more than pure fabrics, Wool products can get little balls as natural occurrence on that kind of delicate and sensible fibres. he pilling is usually caused by a friction of some sort;`such as your car’s seat belt, the bag strap, or a synthetic jackets crashing against the wool. They can also appear under an arm or around the elbows, as there are the zones most exposed to rubbing, that’s the mayor provocation for pilling. Not all of them will pill, and some will pill more than others, as they are natural fabrics they will differ from yarn to yarn. It depends on the texture, the lenght of the hair, the sort of spun. However, a top quality cashmere sweater should not pill excessively. If it occurs, there are some premium dry-cleaners offering the service as well as pill-shavers that have recently arrived to the market.
With accessories and short wool pieces, you can solve it on your own de-pilling your cashmere scarf with a pumice stone that will help you to remove the little balls. You can also take your time to do it by hand, pulling or carefully cutting the pills off. It’s a laborious work that will demand you to do it ball by ball, but it can also bee a therapeutic activity to exercise your patience. Double benefits: for your outfit and for your soul.
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