For their price, cashmere sweaters are amazingly easy to take care of. Cashmere is made from the hair from the chin of a goat breed that has very fine hair. The finer the hair, the more expensive your cashmere. You can expect to pay the most for cashmere sweaters from china as they only use the hair from white goats. This is so the sweaters are easy to dye and take to the colors with brilliant results.
Cashmere should be hand washed to preserve your sweater. Using a gentle soap and hand washing, and your cashmere sweater should last for years to come because correct hand washing actually allows the fibers in your sweater to bloom and stay supple instead of becoming brittle.
Use lukewarm water and an all natural soap (there are soaps made for cashmere).
Get your sweater thoroughly wet.
Apply the soap.
Gently work the soap through the sweater.
Rinse in water the same temperature until it run clear with no bubbles.
Do not wring your sweater.
Instead, lay on a flat, dry towel and gently roll up the towel with the sweater inside to press out the water.
Unroll, reshape your cashmere sweater and lay flat to dry. When completely dry, fold your sweater and place on a closet shelf. Or place in a drawer where nothing will be placed on top of it.
Never hang cashmere.
That’s it, that’s all you have to do to keep your cashmere sweaters looking beautiful.
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