Caring For Your Festive Fabrics
If you couldn’t already tell from the bustling malls filled the sounds of carols and the brightly lit houses around your neighbourhood, the holiday season is upon us. With Christmas less than two weeks away, no doubt you’ve thought about rummaging through storage to find the Santa Claus and reindeer hand towels for your bathroom and bright green and red table spreads for your dining room table.
Festive linens are a must for entering guests over the holiday season, but fabrics that have been stored away for a year can collect dust and lose their lustre. No matter what your holiday fabrics, Simply Laundry can provide a professional clean that will return them to like-new condition and impress even the most critical of guests with your stylish and polished festive decor!
To get your holiday fabrics up to snuff this season, follow these simple directions from Real Simple for cleaning even the most delicate of fabrics, or better yet, contact the professionals at Simply Laundry and let them handle the dirty work while you focus on more important things, like which wine to serve with your perfect holiday meal.
Cotton: A versatile fabric, cotton is one of those materials that is hard to ‘mess up,’ as most items come preshrunk. To properly wash cotton and ensure there is no shrinkage, wash with laundry detergent and cold water. Most cottons are also safe to put in the dryer.
Synthetics: This includes fabrics such as polyester, nylon, spandex and acrylic. They resist water-based stains and don’t shrink, so wash with laundry detergent in warm water. As these fabrics are prone to producing static, if you need to use the dryer, dry on low heat.
Wool: A warm, durable fabric, and very likely the material that sweater you received from Aunt Margaret last year is made of. Wool is a finicky fabric and shrinks in warm water; the only options for laundering are hand-washing in cold water with mild detergent or professional dry cleaning.
Silk: One of the most elegant and impressive fabrics, but also very difficult to clean effectively. Trust your silk cleaning to professional dry cleaning or hand-washing in cold water with mild detergent.
Rayon: Another versatile fabric, but one that is prone to bleeding, shrinking, and loss of crispness. For holiday rayon, use professional dry cleaning services or hand-wash in cold water with mild detergent.
Linen: Your festive holiday linens look exceptional when neat and laundered, but this fabric needs extra care as it is prone to wrinkling. To ensure your linen is expertly cleaned and wrinkle-free, have it professionally dry cleaned or hand-wash in cold water and iron out the wrinkles.
Year after year, your festive holiday fabrics can look brand new again by following proper care instructions and entrusting your most delicate materials to Simply Laundry’s expert laundry and dry cleaning delivery service.