Protecting your silk Garments
Silk guard : How to protect your
silk garments
One of the most delicate fabrics available is silk . The comfort
of wearing silk is surely unmatched, but the problem arises
when it comes to taking care of silk garments.
Preferred Dry Wash
1.The most preferred means of cleaning silk is to dry wash the
garment. Handwash often tends to play havoc with the texture
of the fabric. However it is safer to handwash certain varieties
of silk such as China silk, raw silk, Indian silk, Pongee, crepe
de chine, tussar, Shantung, dupion and jacquard silks. Use of
chlorine bleach can destroy the colour and sheen of the fabric.
2 To test the fastness of the colour, dip it in water as dyes
and sizings tend to discolour .
3. After washing the silk, roll it in a towel to do away with
the excess water and then put it on a hanger. Do not keep your
silks out in direct sunlight.
4 Scrubbing or pressing a silk fabric could ruin it completely.
Storing Silk Sarees
1. Silk sarees should be covered in a cloth folder and hung
in your wardrobe after proper cleaning and ironing .
2. To prevent silverfish from damaging silk sarees, put naphthalene
balls in the wardrobe along with the sarees.
3. Heavy silk saris should ideally be wrapped in green cloth
POLISHING OF SAREES:
It is generally advised to get sarees polished by experienced
or qualified people having the necessary know how. A polish
lends the saree a certain stiffness and gives a glow to the
saree and increases its lifespan.
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