Velvet Fabric Washing Tips
May 11, 2019
The velvet structure is the weft-knitted microstructure, which is generally divided into ground yarn and wool ring yarn. The raw materials are interwoven with different raw materials such as cotton, eye, viscose, polyester and nylon. Depending on the application, different raw materials can be used for weaving.
Used as a garment velvet, generally made of cotton yarn for yarn, velvet fluffy and full, soft to the touch, comfortable to wear, elegant appearance. Anyone who is more concerned about fashion trends will definitely find that the return of velvet this year is very strong.
Can velvet clothes be machine washed?
When washing velvet, do not iron the velvet clothes directly (unless there is a velvet special ironing board). After the hot scalding, the appearance of the fluff is difficult to stand up and damage the texture of the whole piece of clothing. It is recommended to use a steam iron, spray a few centimeters of steam at intervals, and gently flatten the clothes by hand. If the folds are too deep, it is recommended to find a professional dry cleaner. If the velvet is stained, first look at the label on the garment and a portion of the velvet can be cleaned. For water that cannot be cleaned, soak it in warm water, scrub gently on the stain until it is not visible, then use a paper towel to remove the moisture from the scrub. Regarding stubborn and heavy stains, maybe all the cleaning work is done and it is still the help of the needs of the dry cleaners.
The surface of the velvet is composed of dense small fluff. During the production process of the fabric, a small amount of fluff particles are present on the surface of the fabric, which is unavoidable. Most of the first shuffles will be washed away, such as black, blue and other dark card versions will look more obvious. This is normal, don't worry too much!
Washing steps for velvet fabric
First: velvet is composed of thick small fluff, so we first prepare a basin of water. It is best to put some neutral detergent in the water and then mix it evenly. After years of testing, velvet has the best effect with neutral detergent. There will be no difficult diseases.
Step 2: Put the velvet fabric into the water, soaking for about 10 minutes, not soaking for too long, so when the velvet completely absorbs moisture, cleaning will be more convenient, because in a sense, the velvet fabric has a certain waterproof Function, so soak before washing, so that cleaning can achieve more effective results.
The third step: when washing clothes, you need to wash by hand, evenly, can not be machine washed or brushed directly with a brush. If you wash it with a machine or brush, then the small fluff on the velvet will be washed off most, then the later production Forming clothes will affect the warmth or feel of the clothes, so use a few years of experience in small series NCE, preferably hand wash, of course, when you wash first hand, small fluff will inevitably fall a lot, but don't worry, this is The essence of velvet, as long as the first wash is not very strong, it does not matter if you drop some fluff.
Step 4: When washing velvet fabric, it should be placed on the hanger to dry, not to stir, not to stretch and hang, or to avoid direct sunlight, until dry, can not directly iron velvet, preferably with steam gear distance of about 3cm Slightly ironed.
