Caring For Your Fabric



Fabric is precious. We've put together a few guidelines to help you care for your new purchase. It's a good idea to pre-wash any washable natural fibres that you will be washing in the future, as some shrinkage may occur. We recommend pre-washing in the same way you intend to wash your future fabric creation including drying. Wash light and bright colours separately, as some colours may run in their first few washes. Please note, these care tips are guidelines only and variations will apply to some fabrics. Special washing instructions will apply to some fabrics such as sequinned, beaded, coated or foiled fabrics as well as specialty weights/styles and delicate items. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Merino Jersey

Machine washable on a gentle/wool cycle using a wool detergent, do not wring. Do not bleach. Tumble dry on cool setting or dry flat in shade. Use warm iron. Do not dry clean.

Cotton

Drycleanable, machine washable, bleachable if white. Line or tumble dry. Use a warm/hot iron.

Linen/Hemp

Cool handwash or gentle machine wash, wash colours separately, do not wring. Tumble dry on cool setting or dry in shade. Use a warm/hot iron.

Silk

Dry clean only or handwash at your own risk using a silk friendly detergent. Do not bleach or tumble dry. If hand washing, dry in shade. Use warm iron.

Wool

Dryclean only, use cool/warm iron, steam when pressing, brush wool to remove surface soil.

Triacetate

Drycleanable, cool machine wash or hand wash. Do not twist/wring, warm iron on reverse side.

Rayon / Viscose

Drycleanable, cool machine wash or hand wash. Do not twist/wring, warm iron on reverse side.

Lyocel / Tencel

Cold machine wash, tumble dry on low temperature, cool iron, dry cleanable, do not bleach.

Acetate

Drycleanable, machine wash or hand wash separately in warm water. Do not soak colour items, do not twist/wring, warm iron on reverse side. Do not tumble dry.

Nylon / Polyester

Drycleanable, cold machine wash, tumble dry on low temperature, cool iron, do not bleach.

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