How To Care For Your Knit Fabrics

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Do you often buy hand knit items from your local knitting shop or yarn shop? You might have noticed a label for washing and care instructions on every item that is usually a one liner, which may often not be enough to make sure that proper care is taken while washing or ironing your knit items.

So, how can you give proper care to the hand knitted items you purchased from your local knitting shop or yarn shop? Often, knit woolen items can easily lose shape after a dozen washes. Caring for hand knit items should be taken to make sure that they still look good after being washed. How can you make sure that you take good care of your knit items without the fear of ruining them?

Wash your knit items by hand: If the woolen items such as jumpers, sweaters, scarves or any other items have been knit by hand at a knitting shop or yarn shop, then you should make sure that you also wash them by hand. Simply throwing your knit items into a washing machine or dryer in case you are hard pressed for time due to juggling several commitments will only increase your work load. A stitch in time on the other hand saves nine when you ...
... have more sweaters, jumpers or knit scarves at hand to ensure hygiene.

Maintain your knit items: Did you know that knit items can develop stretches on them when they are hung on padded hangers for drying? Are you aware that you should never wring your knit woolen items to prevent it from losing shape? Did you know that using hard brushes to clean your knit items can ruin them? Repairing your woolen items that have developed holes in them or have broken buttons can prevent your woolen clothes from being rendered completely unusable.

Fold and store the knit items: Storing your knit woolen items after folding them can also prevent damage from felting and crumpling. Protect your knit items from moth bites by placing cedar balls or safer alternatives to moth balls next to them.

Taking proper care of your knit woolen items may seem like a lot of effort, but consider the amount of effort you put into creating your knit items, which is a lot.

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