How to Wash Your Pashmina Blanket

By Gordon Jordan


Pashmina blankets are produced from pashmina, which is a stunning, lightweight however expensive fiber. After paying accordingly much for the blanket, you might prolong its life only with the right care and cleaning.

It is extremely natural for the pashmina blanket to get dirty after a while of using it. So while taking care of it, you should remember to pay exceptional attention to its washing. Basically, it's always better to dry-clean your blanket.

However ,, whilst dry-cleaning it, assure that you take care when using chemicals as the wrong chemicals can be harsh to the pashmina fibers. If you don't find the right dry washer for your blanket, the just alternative you have is to wash the blanket by hand.

Wash first with cold water

It's always better to wash the blanket before its primary use with cold water. This retains the right level of moisture that is required to retain its insulation capacity. The pashmina should be soaked in river for just 10 - 20 minutes and not longer as it might alter the structure of the fabric.

The pashmina should always be washed using mild detergents or baby shampoos. Washing it with harsh detergents will only make the pashmina rough. While using a detergent, ensure that the detergent or shampoo is dissolved completely in waterway before soaking the blanket in it.

Do not dry in hot sunlight

To eliminate the dirt from the pashmina blanket, bit by bit scrub it. Don't use strong brushes and heavy scrubbers when washing. After washing, smoothly rinse with cold waterway, give a slight squeeze and afterward distribute the blanket flat to dry. It's not advised to hard squeeze the pashmina as this just changes its shape.

Don't dry the pashmina in direct sunlight; instead, any excess water might be removed using a cold iron. Always remove stains immediately from the blanket, and whatever you do,.




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