Silk
Care recommendations
Silk is an exquisite fabric, but it is also sensitive: even minor damage tends to leave light-coloured traces. It tends to bleach in strong sunlight.
Please make sure your silk garments never come into contact with tanning agents, hair colorants or dye fixatives. Perfume should not be sprayed directly onto silk, either. Before you attach a brooch, always wipe the pin with alcohol. This prevents ugly puncture marks. The same care should be employed with chains and bracelets, which should on no account be allowed to abrade and roughen silk fabrics. You should bear in mind that silk needs oxygen. Silk garments should be hung on shaped hangers, and left open to the air – but protected from the sun and rain. This will make them last longer.
See our Stains guide for information on removing stains from silk.
Washing
Silk should not be soaked before it’s washed. Wash it gently in plenty of water at a maximum of 30° C. Avoid wringing and scrubbing. Machine-washable silks should only be washed on the ‘delicates’ cycle. Only use mild detergents and those designed specifically for silks. Silk should never be treated with a stain-remover.
Drying
Never dry silk in the sun, or in a spin-dryer. After washing, dry gently in a towel – then hang briefly on a shaped hanger.
Ironing
Pure silk dries quickly. It must be ironed when uniformly damp. Wild silk should be dry-ironed on the wrong side. Set the iron to its minimum temperature. Do not steam-iron. Items made of woven silk should then be briefly hung on a shaped hanger, while knitted silk, tops and the like should be gently pulled into shape and laid flat to dry.
Please note the care symbols on the labels.
