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How to machine wash a drape coat. Can the coat be machine washed? Features of washing cashmere coats

Wool is a warm and durable fabric, so a wool coat, when properly cared for, will last you for years. You will need to wash your coat a couple of times each season, but you should take special precautions to avoid pilling, shrinking and warping the fabric. While it is okay for some wool coats to use a washing machine, it is usually safest to do a hand wash. Also, after washing the wool coat, you should avoid using a dryer, as this will shrink the coat.

Steps

Part 1

Coat pretreatment

    Read the care information on the coat tag. You should always read the information on the sewn-in label of the garment before washing it, as it gives precise instructions on how to do this. Check the label for any special instructions.

    • Is it machine washable or hand wash only?
    • Which wash cycle should you use on your washing machine (if allowed)?
    • What detergents can I use?
    • Are there any other special instructions?
    • What are the directions for the drying process?
    • Is there a mark on the label stating that dry cleaning only?

  1. Brush your coat. Take a clothes brush and gently brush your coat to remove dirt, dust, dirt, crumbs, and other accumulated dirt. To prevent the fur from frizzing and fluffing, brush in the direction of the line thread from the collar to the bottom of the coat.

    Scrub the stains pointwise. Examine your coat for dirt, food, and other substances that may have appeared on the fabric. To spot-clean them, apply a small amount of a liquid wool detergent, such as Laski, to each stain. Gently rub the detergent into the stain with your fingers until the dirt comes off.

    Part 2

    Handwash

    1. Wash the tub. Wash the tub with soapy water and a sponge. Then rinse off the remaining soap with clean water. This will provide yourself with a clean space to work on and prevent dirt from the bathtub from transferring to your coat.

      • If you don't have a bathtub, wash the large sink or basin.

    2. Fill the tub with water and detergent. When the bath is clean, plug the drain plug and fill it with lukewarm water. While the water is still drawing, add 30 ml of liquid detergent, such as Laska or baby shampoo, under the stream. Wait for the bathtub to have enough soapy water to submerge your coat.

      Soak your coat. Submerge your coat in soapy water. Keep it warm until it gets wet enough to stop floating. Leave the coat to soak for 30 minutes. Run your hands over the entire surface of the coat so that the soapy water soaks the fabric completely.

      • Pre-soaking the coat will prevent shrinkage.

    3. Wash your coat. After an hour or two of soaking, rub your fingers over the stained areas of the coat to remove any stubborn dirt. Then rinse the coat in the same water to loosen dirt and other impurities from the coat.

    4. Rinse your coat in clean water. Drain the dirty, soapy water from the bathtub. Place your coat temporarily in a large bucket. Rinse the bathtub and fill it with clean, lukewarm water. Return the coat to the tub of clean water. Rinse your coat to remove any soap and dirt.

      • Repeat the rinse procedure if necessary if the water is still soapy.

    Part 3

    Machine wash

    1. Place the coat in a laundry bag. The tag may say machine washable. Before washing, you must turn the coat inside out and place it in a mesh laundry bag. This will protect the wool from machine friction and snags.

      • If you don't have a large enough laundry bag, you can use a large pillowcase instead. Place the coat in a pillowcase and tie a loose knot around the opening.
      • If the coat is too big even for a pillowcase, wrap it in a sheet and tie it over the coat.

    2. Fill the washing machine with water and detergent. Set the washing machine to fill the drum with lukewarm water. While the water is still drawing, add 30 ml of a gentle or special detergent for woollens (for example, Laska or shampoo for wool). Wait for the drum to fill with soapy water.

      • Pre-soaking the wool coat is an important step in the washing process itself. If you have a front-loading washing machine and it is not possible to soak a coat in it, wash it by hand, or pre-soak the coat in the bathtub and then transfer it to the washing machine.

    3. Soak your coat. Immerse your coat in the washing machine drum directly in soapy water. Sink it so that the fabric gets wet and the coat sinks. Leave the washing machine door open and let the coat soak for 30 minutes.

      • Soaking will help prevent shrinkage and will loosen dirt at the same time.

    4. Wash your coat. Close the washing machine door after 30 minutes of soaking. Set the settings for delicate, hand wash, or wool. Start a wash cycle and let the washing machine wash your coat.

      • It is very important to use a special wash cycle for woollens or delicate items, as this will cause the washing machine to fluff less and not rub as much, which tends to cause the wool to fall off.
      • Make sure the temperature of the water in the washing machine is set to barely warm, otherwise the coat may shrink.
      • When the wash is complete, remove the coat from the washing machine, remove it from the washing bag and turn it right-side up.

The woolen coat is distinguished by its sophisticated and stylish appearance, while it reliably protects from the cold and wind. How nice and cozy it is to wrap yourself up in a warm thick coat in inclement winter weather! However, wool is a delicate material that requires careful maintenance. Therefore, the product must be regularly cleaned with a special wool brush and a sticky roller for clothes.

But what if there are stains and heavy dirt on the product? First of all, problem areas are cleaned dry using improvised means or soap solution. Washing is the last thing to do as it can damage the wool.

The fact is that after washing, the clothes may shrink or, conversely, stretch. The product loses its shape and presentable appearance. To prevent this from happening, it is important to comply with the washing and drying conditions. Let's figure out how to properly wash a woolen coat at home without harming the material.

How to prepare a wool coat for washing

First, determine if your woolen coat can be machine washed or hand washed. Pay attention to the composition of the fabric and the label. If the item is 100% virgin wool, it must not be washed! If there are several types of materials, the clothes can be washed.

Be sure to check the label before washing. He will tell you how to properly care for, how to wash and dry this item. If he doesn’t allow washing, don’t wash your coat! In this case, contact a dry cleaner. What icons can you find on a label for clothes, and what they mean, see.

Inspect the product first. To do this, hang your coat on a hanger. Use a sticky roller or clothes roller to remove any lumps, threads, dust, or hairs. Then brush the fabric with a soft bristled wool brush. You can lightly dampen the brush with running water or soapy water to remove stains and dirt.

Do not use hard brushes and sponges for cleaning! Do not rub too hard on wool! Otherwise the material will suffer. Wipe the surface with a brush along the location of the nap. Then unfasten the collar and cuffs, fur items and accessories. Remove metal jewelry and buttons, as metal rusts during washing and can leave rusty marks on clothing.

Before washing, it is recommended to unfasten or unpick the lining and wash it separately. The coats are turned inside out, zippers, buttons and buttons are fastened. Then the product is placed in a bag or case for washing. You can also take a regular pillowcase or duvet cover.

How to properly wash a wool coat

To wash your coat in the washing machine, use the delicate mode with a temperature of up to 30 degrees without spinning. Use liquid detergents for washing and cleaning woolen garments. These can be gels, shampoos, or other similar formulations. When rinsing, a conditioner is added to soften the water and the material.

If you don't want to machine wash your coat, you can use the manual method. To do this, a large volume of cold water is poured into a sink, bath or basin.

Many people are interested in the question at what temperature can woolen outerwear be washed by hand. In this case, it should be 20-25 degrees. Dilute the liquid detergent for woolen garments in water and place the garment in it.

When washing by hand, do not rub the garment; simply rinse it in soapy water. Let the coat soak for five minutes, then rinse again. After washing, rinse the garment thoroughly in clean, cold water. Do this at least two to three times to avoid soapy marks and streaks. Do not wring or twist the wool coat!

How to dry a wool coat

It is important to dry your coat properly, otherwise it will stretch and lose its shape. After washing, wrap the garment in a large light-colored terrycloth towel or a white terrycloth sheet folded in two or three layers. Wrap the garment and leave it flat until the towel or sheet absorbs excess moisture.

Remove the sheet or towel, then lay the coat on a horizontal, soft, dry surface. Straighten the material, remove folds and bends, reshape. Leave clothing outdoors or in a well-ventilated area until dry.

Do not dry your woolen coat in a tumble dryer or washing machine, under the influence of sunlight, near heating appliances, or with a hair dryer. Do not dry the product in an upright position on a hanger, otherwise the heavy hem will stretch the wool and the coat will lose its previous shape.

After drying, you can iron the product through damp gauze from the wrong side.

How to care for a wool coat

  • Clean your coat regularly with a sticky garment roller and a wool brush. This procedure should be carried out once every one to two weeks with regular wearing of the product. It will renew the appearance, remove dirt, dust, spools and threads;
  • Choose for cleaning only special soft brushes for wool, soft sponges, cloths and napkins. Do not use too much water for cleaning. Wipe stains from edge to center;
  • For washing, choose a special liquid or gel detergent for woolen garments. Do not use stain removers or products containing chlorine;
  • Use a soapy solution to remove dirt and small stains from your coat. For this, dissolve a teaspoon of liquid soap in a liter of clean water. Instead of liquid soap, you can rub regular solid soap on a coarse grater. Stir until foamy. Soak a soft cloth in the solution and blot the dirt, do not rub the material! If it's a stubborn stain, let the soapy water sit for 5-10 minutes. Then rinse the area with a sponge soaked in clean water and blot with a dry cloth or napkin;
  • To remove serious dirt and stains, greasy areas, use solutions of ammonia and vinegar or glycerin, talcum powder or potato starch. It is better to remove strong stains from the inside;
  • You can use refined gasoline to remove greasy, oily and stubborn stains. But this is an aggressive product, so before using it, try its action on an invisible area or on the inner seam;
  • To refresh the color of the black coat, wipe the material with a cotton pad dipped in fresh and slightly warm black tea leaves;
  • Do not wash your coat too often so that it retains its presentable appearance and original shape;
  • After dry cleaning, the woolen garment is dried on a hanger in an upright position. Only horizontally after washing! You can dry the product only in a natural way !;
  • The woolen coat must not be wrung out and twisted, rubbed and rubbed strongly;
  • The woolen coat is ironed from the wrong side through damp gauze.

Thoroughly clean the coat at the end of the season, wash or dry clean if necessary. Then put the product in a special garment cover. Store your woolen coat in a closet with the doors closed, away from sunlight, radiators and heating appliances.

Be sure to wash your outerwear after the season is over. Even if the item is worn a couple of times, you need to freshen it up before it goes into the closet. This will help prevent moths, keep your clothes looking their best, and get rid of unpleasant odors in the closet. You can wash both at home and take your clothes to a dry cleaner. The last pleasure is not cheap. If you have expensive clothes, take them to professionals. Although it is not a fact that dry cleaning workers will not spoil it.

For more desperate housewives, there is an economical way - to wash the coat at home. In order not to spoil the thing during washing, you need to know some features of fabrics, use the correct temperature regime, suitable means for removing dirt.

Is it possible to wash a coat in a washing machine and how to do it correctly, which coat will not withstand wet cleaning, read below.

How to clean a coat on your own

While dry cleaning uses various professional products and methods for cleaning fabrics, our resources at home are limited. If your coat is dirty or it’s just time to put it in the closet, then there are such washing options: wash stains locally, wash by hand, brush, load into the machine.

If there are stains on your coat somewhere, erase these areas. The most contaminated areas: cuffs, collar, pocket area, armpit area from the inside. To do this, take a regular sponge to wipe off the dirt and a detergent.

If there are no visible stains, you can simply brush the coat to freshen the fabric, remove dust, hairs from the surface, etc. Hang the clothes on a ram, button them up. Get a clothes brush and cleaner. You can use powder foam, liquid laundry detergent, or even carpet cleaner. This is not irony. Indeed, such a carpet cleaner can help clean the coat. Use a brush soaked in the product to brush over the entire surface. Then clean the cloth again by dampening the brush with clean water. Let the coat dry.

If the color has faded from dirt, you can hand wash your coat. Take a large plastic container or empty the bathroom. Draw up water at room temperature, dilute the detergent, and soak the garment. The most risky way is to wash your coat in an automatic machine. The mode must be selected depending on the material of the product. After washing, rinse the item well.

To decide whether you can wash your coat in a washing machine or not, find out what material it is sewn from, if you were not interested in the composition of the fabric before. This information can be read on the label on the wrong side of the coat. The options are as follows: polyester, cotton, drape, cashmere, wool. The fabric can have a mixed composition: cotton with polyester additives, cashmere with wool additives, woolen with cotton, etc. Clothing manufacturers use a variety of materials. The more synthetic substances are added to the composition of the fabric, the less problems during washing. For example, a semi-wool coat can be machine washed. It is better to wash things made of natural wool and cashmere by hand.

Can the drape coat be washable?

The situation here is generally ambiguous. If the pieces of fabric are glued, then such a coat should not be soaked at all. Better to just brush. Prepare your coat before washing. If there is fur as a decoration, unfasten it. If it is sewn on, you will have to strip it off or refuse to wash. If you wash in a typewriter, fight off metal buttons and other details, large decorative elements. Make sure that the temperature of the water in which you will wash your coat is up to 37-40 °. Take everything out of the pockets, turn them out, button all the buttons on the coat (if any), fasten all the zippers and buttons, and turn the coat inside out. Place the item in a laundry bag or simply roll it up. After that, the product is ready for washing.

Handwash

This is the most gentle way to take care of your clothes at home. But before you dip your coat in water, study the label on the clothing. Your coat may not be wet at all. Some manufacturers sew coats from pieces of fabric that are glued together. If you wet such a coat, the seams will disperse and the thing will deteriorate irrevocably. Often, decorative elements of clothing are adhered to glue, they also cannot be wetted. In such cases, you can even rip off these elements so as not to wet and spoil them. The fabric can be deformed by water. This is especially true for natural materials: wool, cashmere. These are very capricious fabrics that require gentle care. In hot and even just warm water, they can shrink. Hand wash with gentle force. Just press the fabric in the water, do not make any sudden power movements. Dip the coat carefully in the water and take it out. If there are stains, gently rub the dirt. If you rub it hard, pellets will appear. Do not overdo it.

Washing in a typewriter

If you can't wet your coat, then washing it in a typewriter will aggravate the situation even more. Why do people decide to machine wash their coats? Circumstances vary. Think about whether you are sorry to part with this thing. If it's inexpensive, not entirely new, you can experiment and wash it yourself. The cost of the item is no more than the laundry service. Some housewives wash their coats at home, because they do not have the opportunity to take their clothes to a professional dry cleaner: there is no way to leave the house, there is a small child, dry cleaning is far away, etc. Not everyone trusts the service. Dry cleaning is not always professional. The staff can spoil your item, and not for free. Examine the badges on the label inside the garment to see if the coat is machine washed. Instructions for washing, drying and ironing are as follows:

  • “Circle” means that the product can only be dry cleaned dry.
  • Circle with a line through it means that you cannot dry clean the item.
  • The crossed-out basin icon means that the product must not be wetted. Dry cleaning only.
  • Icon "basin, inside which there is a two-digit number, and below with a horizontal line." For example, 30. This means you can wash, but at temperatures up to 30 ° in a gentle mode.
  • “Basin with two lines at the bottom” means that only delicate wash can be used.
  • A “basin with a palm” means that the product can only be washed by hand. You can't wring out a thing, rub it.
  • “Square within a circle” means not to be machine washed.
  • “Crossed-out iron” means that the coat must not be ironed.
  • “Steam crossed-out iron” means that it is not recommended to steam the fabric.
  • “Iron with two dots in the middle” means a medium temperature treatment. Up to about 130-140 °.

There are many icons. Their meaning can be found in the thematic reference book. So, if you've made up your mind, read on how to machine wash your coat:

  • Turn on the most gentle mode in the machine. It may be called "delicate mode" or "hand wash mode".
  • Make sure that the water temperature is set to the minimum, not higher than room temperature.
  • Add detergent.
  • Disable the spin function. You cannot twist such a fabric.
  • Place your coat in the machine and turn on the wash.
  • Rinse the item 2-3 times.

What detergents are suitable

Various detergents are suitable for hand washing. For example, a liquid carpet cleaner. Housewives use soapy water with shampoo, washing powder to clean the dirt. The powder must be diluted in water beforehand so that its particles dissolve. Usually, 1 spoon of powder is added to a liter of water. For washing in a machine, it is better to use liquid detergents. No divorce remains from them. The choice of detergent depends on the color of the product: detergents for white, for colored, for black. Choose detergent for the type of fabric. For example, a cashmere coat is best washed with a cashmere detergent. There are also special household chemicals for wool.

To clean a woolen coat, you can use either ready-made products or prepare a solution yourself: a liquid detergent for washing wool products, an aqueous solution of ordinary soap, a solution of salt and ammonia in proportions of 1 to 4, respectively. Dip a regular sponge into the washing liquid, go over the surface of the coat. Do not rub the fabric, otherwise pills will appear. Next, dampen the sponge with clean water and rinse the foam off the fabric. Another option is dry cleaning with a sponge or clothes brush. There is a proven method using rye bread crumbs. Spread the crumbs over the surface, roll them into one lump. The crumbs roll and attract dust and dirt. Brush the fabric again after the procedure.

How to properly dry your coat after washing

  • After washing, take out the coat, lay it on a table or other surface, in a horizontal position, let the water drain. Don't wring your coat. Wrap the item in a white towel to absorb excess liquid. Another option is to place the dryer directly in the bathroom, spread the coat over it, and wait for all the water to drain until the coat is semi-dry.
  • Straighten the fabric thoroughly. It will already be noticeable here if the fabric is deformed.
  • Hang your coat on a hanger, straighten it as much as possible, and fasten it with buttons. Wait for it to dry, but do not dry it out. At this stage, it is better to place the item by an open window so that the room is well ventilated. On the veranda or balcony, the coat will dry even faster.
  • When the coat is still slightly damp, remove it from the hanger.
  • Pat the garment through cheesecloth or other thin cotton cloth.
  • Hang the coat back on a hanger to dry it completely.
  • When the fabric is dry, return the coat to its original form: sew back fur details, decor, metal buttons and all other elements.

This process is very time consuming. There is a possibility that the fabric is deformed. But if you stick to the recommendations, you're in luck. The end result is a clean coat that looks like new, and you save money on laundry services.

What you need to be prepared for if you wash your coat for the first time:

  • Some coats have lining details glued on the inside. They are called "dublerin". It is visually hidden. But if you completely wet the coat, rinse it several times, then after such actions, the parts may come off. In this case, it will probably be impossible to correct the situation, only professionals will re-glue and straighten the coat for money. So it might be better to immediately spend this money on dry cleaning.
  • If you have a light coat and the lining is in a contrasting color, the color may fade after washing. Then the coat cannot be saved.
  • It may turn out that the color of the coat will shed if the dye is of poor quality. The paint will be washed out along with dirt and powder, the color will appear faded / worn out.
  • Don't wash for long, don't soak your coat. Let the residence time of the thing in the liquid be no more than 10-15 minutes.
  • Remember that even in dry cleaning, careless employees can ruin a thing.

Only you can decide if your coat is machine washable. It's always a risk when you apply a new way of cleaning things. Even the professionals at expensive dry cleaners are not immune to failure.

How to wash a coat at home or with your own hands? These questions, judging by the number of queries in search engines and on home economics forums, are relevant for many readers. The answer to them is sought by those who have stained their outerwear, and those who do not want to spend money on dry cleaning after wearing their favorite and comfortable coat for a long time.

Coats, unlike down jackets or jackets, are more bulky and heavy. Among other things, the coat needs a longer drying time. These statements are true both for warmed options and for lightweight autumn models with or without silk lining. This is why washing coats is many times more difficult than washing jackets.

When sewing classic women's and men's coats, thick woolen and semi-woolen fabrics are most often used. They are also called coats. The types of canvases most known to most consumers are:

  • drape;
  • cashmere;
  • boucle;
  • camel's wool;
  • vigogne;
  • jacquard.

Recently, the fashion industry has dictated new rules, and in modern stores you can easily purchase coats made from:

  • raincoat fabric;
  • velor;
  • plush;
  • eco-leather;
  • Jersey;
  • moleskine;
  • gabardine and suiting fabrics;
  • suede;
  • artificial fur;
  • tweed.

Coats made from the materials listed in the second list are lighter and easier to maintain. In addition, the softness of the material makes it possible to cut more sophisticated models, with a large number of decorative elements and details.

The insulating lining in many types of coats is most often pressed batting, as well as such material as wool. Sometimes they are quilted onto silk, satin or cotton fabric. You should know that the coat on the batting is heavy and very warm, and the material itself dries for a very long time and tends to "shrink" when washed. Sherstipon is almost identical in service. Its only difference from batting is the lower degree of shrinkage.

Modern tailors, when sewing lightweight coats, use artificial fillers such as padding polyester or fleece. These materials have a high degree of thermal insulation and dry much faster than batting. Synthepon coats are lightweight and most often they are sewn from water-repellent fabrics, like down-padded coats.

By standards, each finished product must have a tag on which you can read the composition and percentage of the fibers of the product, as well as see a symbolic recommendation for care. In the event that this information is not available, each consumer needs to determine the material used for sewing the coat himself. This is necessary in order to understand how to properly wash and dry the finished product, as well as in order to make sure that the coat can be washed at all.

Preparation of outerwear

Preparing outerwear for washing is a simple process. It looks something like this:

  1. Remove fur collars and cuffs, as well as decorative details such as metal buckles and pom-poms. Soft parts that cannot be unfastened must be wrapped in cotton cloth. The latter must be carefully "grabbed" with small hand stitches. Buckles that cannot be removed can also be wrapped in cloth. This will not only protect the decor itself, but also prevent it from getting caught on the coat during washing, as well as rusting from contact with detergents.
  2. Remove the hood and other overhead details. Please note that they will also need to be washed so that they do not differ in color upon further wear.
  3. Checking the pockets. We remove the contents from them and carefully shake out the debris.
  4. We clean the coat from dust with a vacuum cleaner or a clothes brush.
  5. We carefully inspect the coat and eliminate the tears in the lining, sew on the buttons (and do not strip off, as it is sometimes advised!), And also fasten all the threads.
  6. We remove stains dry using special stain removers or folk remedies. This step is mandatory during preparation, because even the smallest specks can grow in size when they get into the water.
  7. Before immersion in water, be sure to fasten the coat with buttons, buttons or zippers.

Washing coats of various fabrics

Coats made from different fabrics are washed in a number of ways. First of all, these are:

  • water temperature;
  • washing mode (hand or machine);
  • spin (opportunity and speed).

You should also take into account the rules for drying the washed product. In addition to all this, it is important to be able to choose a detergent that will not only clean contaminated clothes as well as possible, remove stains and completely rinse out, but also will not harm the fabric.

The water temperature during washing is an important indicator, the recommended value of which should not be deviated from. If the parameters are not indicated on the coat tag, then you should use the plate:

In the event that the water temperature is different for the lining fabric and the top of the coat, the product should be washed at the lowest temperature.

The washing mode of the coat directly depends on the composition of the fabrics and the weaving of the threads. Hard, dense and heavy fabrics are best hand washed, while light fabrics are easier and more convenient to machine wash. As for the spinning of the coat, I would like to note the following: a coat made of natural fabrics should not be dried in a centrifuge, because this can lead to tearing of the fibers and damage to the appearance of the product. In addition, it should be said that woolen and woolen coats, wrung out in the machine, cannot be smoothed out.

Correct washing of a coat is carried out in several stages:

  1. Removing stains. For these purposes, it is advisable to use professional stain removers. It is best if they are aerosol or liquid, but spray from a dispenser. This will keep the coat as wet as possible. Alternatively, dry powders can be used.
  2. Pre-rinse. This procedure must be carried out in warm soapy water. This action must be performed exclusively by hand. All you need to do is dip the coat in half the amount of detergent and then gently wrinkle it.
  3. The main wash can be hand or machine wash, although the former is always preferable to the latter. If the choice fell on the use of an automatic machine, then washing should be done exclusively on a delicate cycle. In fact, such a wash will not differ in intensity from a manual procedure. It's just that the machine will do everything for the mistress.
  4. Rinsing. This action is often performed in several passes until the water flowing from the coat becomes transparent. It is noteworthy that products in dark shades need to be rinsed longer.
  5. Drying and ironing. These two processes are also part of the coat washing process. In order for the coat to become wearable again, it must be smoothed according to the recommendations on the product tag.

In order not to find yourself in an unpleasant situation, read the article to the end. Take note of the recommendations for washing items made from different materials. Then the outerwear will be able to serve the period set for it, and your appearance will be flawless!

Autumn (spring)

An autumn coat is rarely sewn from dense fabrics, and very often such products are made from raincoat fabric. Washing such outerwear is not difficult, if only because such coats are lightweight. Most of the demi-season models can be washed in various types of washing machines, and can also be wrung out at low speeds (up to four hundred). Nevertheless, it is still preferable to wash products by hand.

Autumn coats made of plush, velor and velvety fabrics are washed exclusively by hand. They are not wrung out and dried by hanging on hangers. Usually, such a coating does not need to be ironed, while it will be necessary to go over the lining with an iron.

Lightweight cashmere coats, as well as Vigoni outerwear, which often look like stoles or capes and are sewn unlined, can be washed. But only if there is no prohibition on the labels, and only with permitted detergents. Delicate coats are always washed by hand. Rinse soft wool repeatedly and always in warm water. Dry the cashmere product in a horizontal position. Failure to follow these guidelines will cause the coat to become wrinkled or warped, and also become covered with curled lint.

Winter

Winter coats, especially those made of drape or woolen (semi-woolen) fabrics, become very weighty when wet. Also, winter models are often decorated with fur. Such products are not only difficult to wash, but will also have to dry for a very long time afterwards. This process is complicated, in particular, and because of the lining. That is why winter coats are not washed in the usual way, dipping into water, but they do it following step-by-step instructions:

  1. Hang your coat over the bathroom.
  2. Fasten all the buttons on it so that the product does not slip.
  3. Apply the detergent using a spray bottle or foam pad.
  4. Soak the product for ten minutes and rinse with warm water in several steps. Particularly dirty areas should be rubbed with your hands or a rubberized washcloth.
  5. Use a microfiber cloth to absorb moisture.
  6. Clean the product with a soft brush and dry in the fresh air.

Lightweight coats on padding polyester and other artificial insulation, made of polyester and other artificial lightweight fabrics, are washed, like all other clothes. This is done by hand and in any type of washing machine. These coats dry relatively quickly and usually do not need to be ironed. The best means for washing such outerwear are gel solutions packed in "pads". Such products are easily washed out and do not leave light streaks, which is especially important for models with a dark shade. And the clothes emit a delicate aroma after washing.

Knitted

Knitted coats are more like cardigans. They are sewn from knitted woolen, semi-woolen or artificial fabrics and washed in the same way as coarse-knit sweaters. It is preferable to do it by hand with the addition of mild detergents and special shampoos for washing knitwear.

Knitted coats must be rinsed thoroughly and must not be wrung out. Dry such products by wrapping them in sheets and towels. Wet canvases are replaced with dry ones. This action will need to be repeated until the water stops flowing, and after that the coat should be hung on a hanger. Dry the product only in the fresh air.

Improper maintenance of knitted coats will result in pellets on the top of the garment and stretching of the coat itself.

Summer

Summer coats are sewn from fabrics of various density, including jersey, tweed, cotton, gabardine and other costume fabrics. Typically, these items do not have a lining. The materials used for sewing either do not wrinkle at all, or are easily smoothed. That is why you can wash all summer coats in any of the available ways. Detergents for washing summer coats are standard detergents. When rinsing this garment, rinse aids can be used.

In conclusion of the section, I would like to say that it is not recommended to wash coats made of combined materials, among which there are inserts made of artificial leather, suede or fur, even if the prohibition is not indicated on the label.

If you can't get wet

If your outerwear cannot be wet, but the garment needs washing, you should use the recommendations below.

Leather

The leather coat cannot be washed in the usual way. The ban applies not only to natural leather or suede, but also to artificial materials such as moleskin or eco-leather. Leather outerwear can only be cleaned with special products or washed off the contaminated areas with mild soap solutions. Soiled liner can be washed by hand with a soapy sponge and then rinsed.

Dry your leather coat by turning it inside out, and this should only be done in the fresh air. Neglecting this advice will lead to the fact that the skin will absorb the dampness and acquire an unpleasant scent. When drying a coat made of leather, be sure to hang it on a hanger. It is important to know and also to remember that quick drying (with a hairdryer or in direct sunlight) of any leather products is prohibited!

Draped and others

Wool coats, as well as products made from jacquard, bouclé and other printed fabrics, are also not washed in water. The maximum that can be done, if necessary, is the cleaning of individual areas. On dark shades of fabrics, you can use used tea leaves for this purpose. It is scattered over the coat spread on the table and left for half an hour. After the lapse of time, the tea leaves are swept away with a soft brush or collected with a vacuum cleaner with a nozzle for cleaning upholstered furniture.

For dry washing of a white coat, it is advisable to use baking soda or talcum powder. Any substance is scattered over the contaminated surface and left for an hour, after which it is collected in a convenient way.

In the event that the villi on the coat have stuck together and fell, it is recommended to restore the previous qualities in the following way:

  1. Dissolve two tablespoons of ammonia (not ammonia!) In five hundred milliliters of cold tap water.
  2. Pour the solution into a spray bottle.
  3. Spray the caked hairs and shake the coat well, removing excess liquid.
  4. Soak the ammonia on the fabric for ten minutes.
  5. Wipe off the anti-lint liquid with a soft cloth.
  6. Dry the coat in the fresh air, then gently comb the villi with a soft brush "along the wool".

Fur

Fur coats can be dry washed with potato starch or talcum powder. These substances are scattered over the dry surface of outerwear and left for an hour. After a while, the dry product will begin to darken. To speed up cleaning, you can sweep your hand against the direction of the pile, spreading talcum powder or starch. After the time has elapsed, the powder must be collected with a vacuum cleaner or swept away with a soft clothes brush.

This dry wash will not only remove dirt and other small particles, but also restore the shine of the fur.

We hope you found the article helpful and you discovered easy ways to wash your coat at home. But still I want to say the following: in the event that there are any doubts about the correctness of actions, and also there is not enough time, it is best to entrust the washing of the coat to the specialists from the dry-cleaner.

In the absence of the opportunity to send the coat for dry cleaning, you have to look for ways of how to wash the coat at home. The choice of the mode and method of cleaning the coat depends entirely on the material from which it is sewn.

A warning!

As with any other item, on the wrong side of the product you can find a special label from the manufacturer, which contains recommendations for caring for this particular item. Before sending a coat to the wash, be sure to check the label if it has a prohibition symbol (in the form of a crossed-out inverted trapezoid), then the product can only be cleaned by dry cleaning.

Cashmere coat: washing methods

Natural cashmere fibers are three times thinner than human hair (16 microns), so the soft texture of the fabric is very easy to damage. How to wash a cashmere coat with such a delicate fabric structure at home?

Rules for washing cashmere products: automatic mode

  • Fussy 100% cashmere outerwear should be sent inside out.
  • We set the delicate wash mode ("Delicates", "Wool"), or, if there is one, a special additional mode for cashmere material. The water temperature will accordingly be equal to thirty degrees.
  • For cashmere, a liquid gel is always suitable, marked "delicate fabrics".
  • Cancel the spin command in advance.

How to wash cashmere by hand

  • Dissolve in water (up to 30 degrees) a liquid product intended for delicate materials and lather well. The temperature of the water during the entire process should not change, such changes will adversely affect the shape of the thing.
  • Never rub or stretch clothing.
  • After washing, the product cannot be wrung out; it is necessary to gently press down on small areas of the fabric, allowing the water to drain itself.

To the hostess on a note: To prevent the coat from losing the brightness of the colors after washing, check in advance the effect of the powder on an invisible area of ​​the material. However, do not forget to test the lining for shedding.

Washing a drape coat

Finding a suitable way to wash a drape coat at home is complicated by the variety of types of drape. The varieties and manufacturing technologies of the material determine the main characteristics of the fabric and how to care for it.

  • A pure-woolen single-layer garment is cleaned according to the same principle as a cashmere one, since the fabric consists of fine natural fibers and requires careful care.
  • The double-faced weave of threads is used to make a denser one-and-a-half-layer fabric. Nevertheless, it is necessary to wash the drape using the same technology.
  • A classic heavy drape with the addition of coarse fiber is slightly deformable and looks very massive. The methods for washing a double layer woolen coat at home are slightly different from the methods for washing fine fiber cashmere.

Classic drape coat: cleaning methods

The two-layer woolen cloth combines a woolen outer layer and a regenerated yarn layer (alternatively: synthetics, artificial wool). When choosing a washing powder, you should start from the outer layer of the thing, so you need to choose from the lines "Wool" and "Delicates".

  • Hand wash: after a preliminary half-hour of soaking the clothes in a solution of cool water (20 - 30 degrees) and a cleaning agent, squeeze and rinse the coat in clean water several times to avoid the appearance of white streaks from the powder.
  • Washing machine: set the delicate wash mode to 30, exclude automatic spinning, but add spinning at minimum speed.

The soiled woolen overcoat was practically worn out after my failed experiment with cleaning it. Despite strict adherence to all recommendations for hand washing the product in a liquid gel solution, the decorated strips have moved away from the clothes. For a long time I could not understand what was my mistake. The answer turned out to be offensively simple: the decorative elements were fixed with glue, and during soaking, the glue dissolved along with the dirt.

Caring for pure wool coat fabrics

Compared to drape and cashmere, the following types of coat material made from natural wool are less finicky. But for each type of woolen material, there are a number of cleaning and care recommendations that should not be neglected:

  • Gabardine- durable elastic material is used for sewing a demi-season coat. The gabardine coat is impregnated with a water-repellent compound, therefore, after each thorough wash, this protective layer must be restored. Special impregnations are produced in the form of aerosols, applied to the product dried after washing. Clothes made from this material are not afraid of mechanical damage, therefore, any spinning is allowed (both in the washing machine at high speeds, and manual twisting). If you prefer a machine wash, then set the gentle cycle for delicate fabrics.
  • Boucle- textured patterned material made of fancy yarns (often twisted). It is recommended to avoid wet washing yourself, as the boucle material is prone to sticking. For boucle, only gentle hand washing is suitable: dilute the powder in cold water and soak the product for an hour, then gently rinse and leave to dry horizontally. Never wash in water above 30 degrees, as the bouclé coat will shrink immediately.
  • Tweed- elastic wool fabric with a pile. Like most loose-textured materials, it is susceptible to shrinkage when exposed to hot water, so a tweed wool coat can only be washed in a cold, soapy solution. Washing tweed at home is possible but not recommended. It is best to wash by hand, without soaking, and dry after washing exclusively in a horizontal position, since tweed is prone to deformation. To keep your tweed coat intact, try to minimize the number of washes and use dry cleaning methods.

Note to the hostess

It is not recommended to wash woolen items with the addition of rinses, conditioners, which are focused on softening the material after processing with a powder. Experienced housewives have found a way out of the situation: a spoonful of glycerin added when rinsing a woolen coat will keep it soft and prevent the formation of pellets.

The widespread myth about the total prohibition of washing any woolen products has been exposed. Wash your coat without fear of irreparable damage to your favorite wool items.

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