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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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