Caring for your shirts
Your custom-made clothing will offer you many years of service, though will continue to look better for longer if you look after it in the right way. Here are a few ideas for you to consider:
- Remove all collar stiffeners, cufflinks and contents of pockets before washing.
- Wash by hand or machine in water no warmer than 40°C.
- If you choose to machine wash, use a protective bag, like a lingerie bag, to prevent the shirt from chaffing during the spin cycle.
- Wash dark colours separately from light.
- Drip dry shirts on hangars – do not tumble dry.
- Iron when still slightly damp. Alternatively, you can dampen with a water spray.
- Iron away from the collar points to maintain their shape and smoothness.
- Avoid fading of dark shirts by ironing on the inside of the collar.
- Hang your shirt on a thick hanger after ironing. Wire hangers will tend to leave a crease.
- Bleach, such as napisan, can restore colour and brightness, though use no more than every four or five washes to limit the damage caused to the fabric.
- Resew buttons when they loosen.
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