ON THE WOOL USED IN OUR COLLECTIONS: ITS TYPES, CARE INSTRUCTIONS AND\u2026
\n\u2026and what to do if \u201clife happened\u201d?<\/p>\n
The further we go, the more often we \u201ctreat\u201d our collections with wool pieces.<\/p>\n
Alongside classic sheep\u2019s wool, we use mohair yarns, which lately we often replace with super-kid mohair\u2014a yarn that makes the knit even lighter and is much gentler on the skin.<\/p>\n
We also deeply love merino wool. Garments made from it have very special properties\u2014as I sometimes like to joke\u2014you can buy one merino wool suit and wear it all season long. Thanks to its thermoregulating properties and exceptional breathability, it\u2019s very hard to overheat or get cold in merino clothing.<\/p>\n
In this collection, we also gently introduced alpaca wool for the first time, which is said to be up to six times warmer than regular wool! This is due to the special structure of the fibre: the wool strands contain tiny air pockets along their length, which reflect thermal radiation. Alpaca wool is soft, and fibres under 30 microns are considered non-itchy when worn.<\/p>\n
So in this collection, we started modestly with two pieces, but we are already looking forward to customer feedback\u2014and we\u2019ve practically already reserved a place for this yarn in future collections, where we knit long-sleeve sweaters from it.<\/p>\n
Wool is goodness and joy.<\/p>\n
However\u2026 here begins the most important part of today\u2019s text.<\/p>\n
If you want wool garments to bring joy for a long time, you MUST be able to recite these three care rules\u2014even if someone wakes you up at night:<\/p>\n
Washing temperature up to 30\u00b0C.
\nSpin speed up to 400 RPM. No more.
\nAfter setting these, double-check three times that they are correct.
\nIMPORTANT! It is commonly believed that wool garments can be washed on a \u201chand wash\u201d cycle. However, in my experience, depending on the washing machine model, the hand-wash mode can reach up to 800 RPM and 40\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
And one more very friendly piece of advice: DO NOT trust the \u201cI\u2019ll just hand wash it quickly\u201d method.<\/p>\n
For our bodies, 40\u00b0C feels warm, 30\u00b0C even slightly cool. But we don\u2019t have thermometers in our fingertips, and I truly know real-life cases where \u201cgentle hand washing\u201d in what felt like lukewarm water ended in disaster\u2014and the wool garment shrank to child size.<\/p>\n
And what if it\u2019s already \u201ctoo late\u201d?<\/p>\n
And you\u2019re holding a shrunken wool piece in your hands?<\/p>\n
Depending on the type of wool and the \u201ctype of accident\u201d (too high temperature or too strong spin), the garment can still sometimes be rehabilitated (although success strongly depends on whether it has already dried or if the \u201ctragedy\u201d happened just moments ago).<\/p>\n
What to do:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fill a bowl with lukewarm water and add baby shampoo or hair conditioner. If you\u2019re trying to save a natural wool sweater, you\u2019ll need quite a lot of conditioner\u2014about one third of a cup.
\n\u2022 Soak the garment in this mixture for 10 minutes. After that, do NOT rinse\u2014just gently squeeze out the water.
\n\u2022 Lay a towel on the floor or another flat surface and place the sweater on it. Roll it up so the towel absorbs the water. The towel should be damp, not soaked.
\n\u2022 Lay a fresh dry towel on a flat surface. Place the sweater on it and gently stretch it in the areas where it has shrunk (length\/sleeves\/width). Do not move it again until it is completely dry.<\/p>\n
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