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Friday, July 25, 2008
Garment Care Made Easy Courtesy of the Good People of TED BAKER LONDON
Keeping the life of your garment is no easy task. In fact it can be a downright pain in the ass. If you care about your clothes as much as I do then you can use as much helpful advice as one can get so your pieces will not end up on the floor of your bedroom simply put there to clean up after you or yours after an hour of exchanging sticky bodily fluids. Follow these easy yet extensive tips and you will too can extend the life of your $100 t-shirt.
Here's Ted's quick guide on how to keep your clothes looking as good as new for as long as possible:
Ted says: Always treat your clothes as you'd like to be treated. Follow the care instructions.
Washing Clothes
So your clothes don't end up washed up:
1. Always read the care label.
2. Always follow the instructions given.
Here's Ted's quick guide on how to keep your clothes looking as good as new for as long as possible:
Ted says: Always treat your clothes as you'd like to be treated. Follow the care instructions.
Washing Clothes
So your clothes don't end up washed up:
1. Always read the care label.
2. Always follow the instructions given.
Machine Washing
Here's some quick tips on machine washing, remember correctly washed clothes are happy clothes…
Overload your machine and your clothes may come out dirty or even bleached in areas where
Here's some quick tips on machine washing, remember correctly washed clothes are happy clothes…
Overload your machine and your clothes may come out dirty or even bleached in areas where
the detergent hasn't been diluted properly.
It's black and white. Keep light colours and dark colours separate in the wash - then colours can
stay the way they were made.
Look on the care label to make sure you wash at the right temperature for your garment -
generally either a cotton cycle, synthetics cycle, wool cycle or delicates cycle.
Wash your items inside out to protect fabric surface from the constant friction created during washing (especially important for soft fabrics like moleskin and denim).
Choose a wash cycle and detergent to suit the most delicate item in the machine to avoid damaging it.
Garments face the most amount of wear and tear during washing so the less you wash the item the longer it will stay looking new.
Use 'colour' detergents on all Ted's hand or machine washable garments, unless otherwise stated on the care label, to prevent colour loss and bleaching.
Drying clothes
Ted says: 'Extra Dry' should be reserved for the tipple of Gin and Tonic, not your clothes. Be careful when drying.
Make sure you use the cycle best suited for your garment - Spin dry delicates in a pillowcase after hand washing, if you need to.
Tumble dry - at a higher temperature, for a faster drying time. Be careful as this can shrink clothes that shouldn't be dried this way.
Line dry - hang your garments on the line (the safest way to dry your clothes). Hang them carefully to avoid getting any marks or dents in funny places.
Ironing clothes
Ted smoothes a few things out…
First look at the care label. Don't use the right temperature and you might find half your outfit stuck to the bottom of the iron!
Choose the heat the care label suggests. Usually one, two or three dots.
First iron on part of the garment that doesn't normally show, to ensure the temperature is right.
If in doubt it might be better to take to a professional ironing service or dry-cleaners.
Stains
There are no stains on Ted's character…
The Golden Rules
Treat stains as soon as possible, if only by immersing in cold water
Do not just chuck it in a hot wash as this will set the stain FOREVER!
Identify the type of stain and what has caused it.
Always start with the simplest method of removal first - i.e. try cold water first, then move onto stain removal products.
Remember that the stain needs to be taken off the surface of the fabric not driven in, so be gentle.
Test the method that you're going to use on a part of the garment that doesn't normally show,then it doesn't matter if it makes it worse.
When treating a stain always work from the edge of the stain in towards the centre or you'll spread the mark even more.
If it is particularly stubborn treat from below the surface on the underside of the fabric.
If all else fails take the item to a specialist dry cleaner, and be totally honest about what you already tried.
The Ted files on strange phenomena
When strange, unexplained things appear on a number of garments, it's probably down to an alien:
Strange white stuff - make sure deodorant is completely dry before dressing or you'll end up with strange white stains on the underarm regions of your favourite top…
Other stains, or discolouration, are probably caused by a range of chemicals found in everyday products.
Alcohol - found in a range of things from skin creams to puddings. Best to try to remove it before washing by soaking in cold water then a solution of lukewarm water with detergent.
Benzoyl Peroxide - found in spot creams and other body products, reacts with warm water and can bleach your clothes in the wash, so keep anything like this away from fabrics at all times.
Antidotes
If it's bleach then it's probably game-over, it's time to send your item to that great clothes place in the sky and get something new. If the dye runs it can probably be treated, immediately, before the run is set, by washing it again.
Colour run products are readily available, although some of these can affect the colours of your clothes.
Ted says: Don treat 'em mean but do keep 'em clean. We hope that helps keep your clothes looking new for as long as possible.
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