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 garment 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. Extra care should be taken when washing high contrast prints with highly saturated pigments like red, black and navy on a light coloured base cloths. These prints can be prone to colour bleed and should be cold machine washed, and dried without delay.
Special washing instructions will apply to some fabrics such as satins, 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.
Cotton
Machine washable and bleachable if white. Wash colours separately, do not twist/wring. Tumble dry on cool setting or dry in shade to avoid fading. Use a hot/warm iron on cotton setting. Drycleanable.
Extra care should be taken when washing high-contrast prints with highly saturated pigments like red, black and navy on a light coloured base cloths. These prints can be prone to colour bleed and should be cold machine washed, and dried without delay.
Linen/Hemp
Cool handwash or gentle machine wash. Wash colours separately, do not twist/wring. Tumble dry on cool setting or dry in shade to avoid fading. Use a warm/hot iron on linen setting. Drycleanable.
Extra care should be taken when washing high-contrast prints with highly saturated pigments like red, black and navy on a light coloured base cloths. These prints can be prone to colour bleed and should be cold machine washed, and dried without delay.
Rayon | Viscose | Triacetate
Cool machine wash or hand wash depending on colour/print. Always wash colours separately, do not twist/wring. Drycleanable.
Extra care should be taken when washing high-contrast prints with highly saturated pigments like red, black and navy on a light coloured base cloths. These prints can be prone to colour bleed and should be cold machine washed, and dried without delay.
Merino Jersey
Machine washable on a gentle/wool cycle using a wool detergent. Regular detergent can cause holes. Do not bleach. Do not wring. Tumble dry on cool setting or lay flat to drip dry in shade. Use iron on wool setting. Do not dry clean.
Silk
Dryclean only or handwash at your own risk using a silk friendly, gentle detergent. If hand washing, wash colours separately, do not wring, drip dry in shade. Do not bleach or tumble dry. Use a warm iron on silk setting.
Wool
Dryclean only, use steam when pressing, brush wool to remove surface soil.
Lyocel / Tencel
Cold machine wash, tumble dry on low temperature, cool iron, do not bleach. Drycleanable.
Extra care should be taken when washing high-contrast prints with highly saturated pigments like red, black and navy on a light coloured base cloths. These prints can be prone to colour bleed and should be cold machine washed, and dried without delay.
Acetate
Machine wash or hand wash in cool water. Wash colours separately. Do not wring/twist. Do not tumble dry. Use a warm iron on reverse side. Drycleanable.
Nylon / Polyester
Cold machine wash, do not bleach. Wash colours separately, do not twist/wring. Tumble dry at low temperature. Use a cool iron. Drycleanable.