Second, how to wash and maintain silk garments
Washing and maintenance methods of silk clothing
Silk is a kind of natural fiber fabric, which is light and soft, smooth and breathable, comfortable and cool to wear, elegant and chic, and is an ideal summer dress fabric. Mastering the scientific methods of wearing, washing and maintenance is of great benefit to keep the silk summer clothes beautiful and prolong their life.
First of all, the washing of silk clothes
When washing silk clothes, you can choose dry cleaning or hand washing.
First, wash your hands
Silk garments are made of delicate health care fibers from protein, and hand washing is the best. Please use special silk detergent or neutral soap solution, and mix the detergent with water by hand before putting it into clothes. The water temperature should not be too high, and the soaking time of clothes in water should not exceed 15 minutes; Rub gently with your hands; Rinse with clear water after washing, remove the soap solution, and don't wring it out; Colored silk clothes can be rinsed repeatedly in clean water.
Turn the clothes upside down when drying, let them drip dry in the shade, and iron or shake them when they are 70% to 80% dry.
After drying, the water content should be about 10%. Take it off, fill it with a hundred cloth and iron it flat. It can keep the luster unchanged and can be worn. If it is not ironed completely, put it in a plastic bag and smooth it by hand when the clothes are 70% dry. It can also be dried, folded, put into plastic bags, sealed and put into the freezer 12 hours, which can achieve the effect of non-ironing.
B, dry cleaning
You should choose a dry cleaner, but if there is a stain, you should indicate what kind of stain it is.
note:
1, washing is not suitable for rubbing rough objects and washing with washing machine. Hand washing is the best.
2. Please use special cleaning products for cleaning. Do not use alkaline detergent, soap, washing powder or other detergents. Never use disinfectant.
3. Never wash directly with soap, because the fatty acid anions produced by soap in water will combine with calcium and magnesium ions in water to form water-insoluble calcium and magnesium fatty acid precipitates. This deposit is very sticky and the ribbon is positively charged. Once deposited on silk clothes, it is difficult to wash them off.
4. When washing, the water temperature should be room temperature, about 30 degrees.
5. Washed silk clothes should not be dried in the sun or fluorescent light, nor should they be heated by a dryer. Generally, it should be dried in a cool and ventilated place. Because ultraviolet rays in sunlight can easily make silk fabrics yellow, fade and age.
6, silk crepe, do not twist when washing, should be gently shaken off, spread out to dry, avoid overlapping or folding to dry, so as not to get dirty.
7. Silk clothes are easy to harden after a long time, and can be soaked and softened with silk softener or white vinegar thinner.
8. Don't wash clothes if they are not very dirty. Hang the worn clothes in a ventilated place until the sweat evaporates. If the clothes are not very dirty, you can rinse them directly with clean water without adding any detergent. Customers are advised not to wear a dress for a long time, and changing it can reduce the number of times silk clothes are introduced.
Second, the maintenance of silk clothes
Ironing, preservation and wearing maintenance of silk garments.
First, ironing silk clothing
Ironing silk clothing, silk clothing wrinkle resistance is slightly worse than chemical fiber, so there is a saying that "no wrinkle is not real silk." If clothes are wrinkled after washing, they need ironing to be crisp, elegant and beautiful. When ironing, air dry the clothes to 70% dry, then spray water evenly, wait for 3-5 minutes before ironing, and the ironing temperature should be controlled between 130 ~ 140. Iron should not be pressed directly on the surface of silk to avoid aurora. It must be covered with a layer of wet cloth and ironed to prevent the silk from becoming brittle or even scorched at high temperature.
Pay attention to high temperature and direct ironing.
B. Preserve silk clothes
Save silk clothes. Suitable for thin underwear, shirts, pants, skirts, pajamas, etc. Wash and iron before putting it away. For autumn and winter clothes, coats and cheongsam that are inconvenient to disassemble and wash, wash them with dry cleaning and iron them until they are flat, so as to prevent mildew and moth. After ironing, it can also play the role of sterilization and insect prevention. At the same time, boxes and cabinets for storing clothes should be kept clean and sealed as far as possible to prevent dust pollution.
note:
1. It is not advisable to use iron hangers during storage to prevent rust pollution, and it should be avoided when storing with articles that are easy to fade or dye.
2. Silk clothing absorbs moisture easily. When not in use, it is best to hang it with a hanger and keep it ventilated. Silk clothing should not be stored in damp or direct sunlight to avoid mildew and fading.
3. It is best to hang and store silk clothes and keep them dry. Insect repellent must be wrapped in cloth, and don't touch clothes directly.
4. When storing, pay attention to the clothes being hooked by the hanger hook and damaged.
5. It needs frequent ventilation and should not be put in plastic bags for a long time.
6. Hang clothes in a dark place to prevent the cloth from yellowing due to direct light.
7. Clothes made of georgette, double wrinkle and other fabrics should not be hung for a long time, because they will be stretched longer and longer due to their own weight. When storing, it should be lined with cloth and placed on the top of the cabinet to avoid wrinkles.
8. When white and light-colored silk are placed at the same time, it is best to separate them with "safe" items.
9. Avoid direct pollution of desiccant, cosmetics, perfume, etc. Put it on silk clothes when collecting. If it is accidentally polluted, it should be cleaned in time, otherwise it will turn yellow or black.
10, silk clothes should not be put together with tussah silk clothes, because most of the raw materials of tussah silk clothes are fumigated with sulfur, which will make silk clothes discolor.
C, wear maintenance
Don't sleep on mats, cany chairs and boards. Because the fibers of silk are thin and can't stand excessive friction, it's best not to scratch clothes. Because the cohesion of long fibers of silk fabrics is not as good as that of other blended fiber fabrics, it is easy to cause doubling due to external force, also known as silk arrangement and winding.
No deodorant or perfume, and no mothballs. Because these are chemical clothes, it is easy to damage silk, especially white silk. If you touch these, the cloth will turn yellow
When wearing silk skirts and trousers, you should pay special attention not to ride a bike to prevent the fabric and cushion from rubbing violently, causing the silk to turn and shift.
Silk clothes should not be worn when sweating too much.
In summer, clothes made of silk have a soft, comfortable and cool feeling, but washing and maintenance are more particular.
Washing: The raw silk fibers used for silk clothing are delicate. If it is not washed properly, the silk surface is easy to deform, wrinkle and fade. Therefore, when washing silk clothing, it is not advisable to wash it with alkaline solution or high-temperature water, do not use a washing machine, and do not rub it hard to avoid exposure to the sun, which will damage the color and fabric quality. The correct washing method is: first soak the clothes in water and take them out, then put neutral laundry detergent, advanced detergent and neutral soap chips into warm water. When it is completely dissolved, gently swing the clothes up and down, rub them, then filter them with clear water and hang them in the shade to dry.
Third, common misunderstandings about silk.
Some people think it is chemical fiber!
Gong Shuang was mistaken for a defective product that exploded everywhere!
George silk is always mistaken for Georgette!
A knot in one's heart, star pattern and ribs are all a big piece of silky!
Bump and mountain shape will be inexplicably misunderstood as inferior second-hand rags! ! . . . . . .
Some styles are handmade, which costs a lot of money, and may even be mistaken for silk removal everywhere!
Four, the properties of silk:
It is physical and chemical.
1. Tangible property
Silk has good hygroscopicity, good air permeability and low static electricity.
A. Hygroscopicity and breathability: Silk is a natural protein molecular compound with complex components, which is solidified by the liquid secreted by spun silk thread in silkworm body. Wearing silk clothes has a good protective effect on human skin. First of all, silk has good hygroscopicity. Silk has many gaps to absorb gas and the biological genes of water molecules, so that dry silk can also absorb water in humid environment. Wet silk can release moisture in a dry environment, so silk clothing made of silk can absorb sweat discharged by human body, and carbon dioxide produced by metabolism can take away the heat of human body, thus reducing the chances of organisms breeding on the skin. Therefore, wearing silk clothes makes people feel elegant, smooth, comfortable and cool. At the same time, it is also beneficial to prevent eczema, skin itching and other skin diseases.
B. Curable dermatosis: Because silk contains more than 20 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body, when people wear close-fitting silk clothing, amino acids in silk can enter the human body through the skin, making people's skin smooth and moist.
C. flame retardancy:
Due to the reproductive structure of silk, silk clothing has the function of anti-ultraviolet, avoiding the direct incidence of ultraviolet rays from causing harm to human skin. Silk also contains 15%- 17% nitrogen, which can inhibit the rapid combustion in the county, so silk clothing has certain flame retardant properties and is not easy to burn human skin in case of fire. According to the porosity of silk, silk can also be used to prevent harmful gases from invading the human body under special circumstances.
2. Chemicals:
A. acid and alkali resistance.
B.silk is an acid mordant dye.
Whitening method: Soak yellow silk clothes in clean rice washing water and change the water once a day. After three days, the yellow color will fade. If there are yellow sweat stains, you can wash them off with wax gourd juice.