How to wash a drape coat at home?

Women's and men's coats are very popular in the autumn-winter period, and are also gaining popularity on catwalks. Drape coat is a fashionable, spectacular, relevant thing that creates a stylish, classic look in the cold season. Drap is one of the best materials for sewing outerwear, but, unfortunately, not knowing how this thing will behave when worn, those who want to buy this element of wardrobe are denied the purchase.

This dense and heavy woolen fabric has a high insulating effect. The fabric weaving can be single-layer, one-and-a-half, two-layer depending on the manufacturer of the textile industry. It holds its shape perfectly, does not fade, is pleasant to the touch and comfortable to wear, but does not tolerate negative effects. It is used for sewing outerwear, costumes for both women and men.

Depending on the production technology and the company producing the drape material, pure wool and wool blend types:

1. High-quality material is made from natural wool threads, allow only 15% of the additive (chemical treatment of wool, dyes). It is durable, durable, expensive, high-quality and valuable material.
2. Half-woolen material has impurities of both nylon and viscose, cotton and linen yarns. Usually, on the inside of the product, lower quality yarns are used with additions of wool recovered from waste, therefore the wrong side is obtained of a loose structure. This does not affect the appearance of a drape product, but can significantly reduce its mass and overall density.

To preserve the presentation, you need proper and careful care of your outerwear. It is necessary to examine the manufacturer’s records on the label and evaluate the possibilities of cleaning the wardrobe item at home. In autumn and winter, the weather is changeable, you can get under rain, snow, walk past the highway, and dust will stick to your clothes, or accidentally a car sprinkles mud from a puddle. On coming home you shouldn't put the soiled, dirty thing in the closet, first of all, hang it on a hanger and let it dry, and then use dry cleaning.

Filled areas in the neck, elbows, hands can be powdered with talcum powder, it absorbs greasy particles. They can also be removed with a paper towel and iron. You can also use a vacuum cleaner. With a special nozzle, you can clean the drape of dry dirt and accumulated dust. Nowadays there are a huge number Life hacking, which can be used at home:

• If you do not have the adhesive tape to clean the cover, use scotch tape.It is enough to wrap the brush with the sticky side out and iron the contaminated surface with your hand, and you will see how much dust and small particles you have collected.
• You can clean the stains from food, lipstick and other dirty objects with soap solution. Carpet stain remover is also suitable for cleaning.
• A shiny collar can be cleaned with a special mixture in the ratio of 4 tablespoons of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of table salt.
• Not bad removes dirt crumb bread. Bread should be rye. You need to roll the crumbs into a ball and clean the stain on the product, and then shake off the remnants.
• Stains from coffee and tea can be removed with a mixture of apple or table vinegar and alcohol in a one-to-one ratio.
• Wine can be removed by sprinkling salt at the site of contamination.

It’s just as simple as stuffing a dirty thing into a machine with a gentle wash at low temperatures — everyone already knows that. But manufacturers do not recommend washing coats in automatic machines. Use further recommendations:

• Do not use ordinary laundry detergent, but gel, it is more gentle refers to this type of fabric, you can use baby shampoo or liquid soap;
• Turn off the spin and dry mode on your washing machine;
• After washing, carefully hang the coat on a hanger, let it dry.

A more gentle procedure is washing by hand. You will also need a gel-based detergent for delicate fabrics:

1. It is necessary to collect a container with cool water and with the addition of detergent.
2. Then, immerse the thing in water and soak for half an hour or an hour, wash it with a sluggish hand movements.
3. You should not make maximum efforts to wash off stains. It is strictly forbidden to rub, because after drying you will find on the surface of the pellet.
4. After a neat wash, rinse it in clean water several times.

Coats need to hang on the hangers to the liquid glass on their own. If you have a dryer, you can lay out a clean thing on it. After the glass is water, it is preferable to continue drying in a horizontal position on the canvas, which absorbs liquids well, for example, on a terry sheet.

Local impact on pollution can be using soap solution and soft sponge. It is necessary to foam the resulting mixture and lightly rub gently in the place of pollution, and then remove the foam with a napkin. When the stains disappear, wash them with clean cool water.

There is a possibility that during washing the coat may fade or change color, so observe the temperature regime: the water should be lukewarm and better cool to avoid unpleasant moments. It is important after any washing or cleaning that the thing retains its shape, and the facial structure of this dense, at the same time delicate fabric has not changed. Do not allow obscene handling of delicate things. Treat them carefully, and then this thing will serve you for many years. Buy products from high-quality materials and then, with a reverent attitude, it will serve you for a long time.

According to reviews on the Internet, we can conclude that gentle hand wash less changes the properties and appearance of the drape fabricrather than washing in a typewriter. Having studied the ways of cleaning drape coat at home, choose the most appropriate for your type of drape. Use only reliable and proven methods. And remember, always any product of your wardrobe can be attributed to professional cleaning.Do not be afraid to buy outerwear from drape materials, because it is always elegant, beautiful and fashionable.

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