Merino care - 10 tips for long pleasure with our loungewear
Proper care of a garment is essential. The better an item of clothing is cared for, the longer it will last. Of course, this also applies to our knitted loungewear sets made from Merino, which is why you will find our 10 best care tips below.
Care tip 1: Read the label.
Always look at the label and don't just skim over the symbols, but also read the text in the care instructions. This is essential to ensure that the garment does not come out of the machine too small or matted. Our merino yarn is specially pretreated so that it can even be washed at 40° on a delicate or wool cycle in the washing machine. It is important not to spin-dry wool above 600 revolutions, otherwise it can become matted. Every garment in our collection is pre-washed so that it can be worn immediately and will not shrink in the wash.
Care tip 2: Let the machine do the work.
Of course you can also wash our styles by hand, but we recommend gentle cleaning with a wool wash program. When washing by hand, it is easy to squeeze the model too tightly or wring it out at the end so that the water runs out. However, this is not good for the wool and it becomes matted more quickly. Nowadays, every machine has a gentle wool wash cycle, so use it. It is important to use a wool detergent to refatten the fibers. Only wash our merino wool at a maximum of 40°, never at 60°.
Care tip 3: The number of revolutions is very important
Wool also needs to be spun a little to remove the water, otherwise you will end up with a 5 kg dripping block. We recommend one spin in the washing machine up to a maximum of 600! This means that the wool is no longer dripping wet, but is still spun gently. If you spin the wool too high, it will become matted.
Care tip 4: Drying is just as important as washing.
Do not hang wool on a hanger to dry. The garment will hang out and become much longer (unless you want it to). Our Merino wool is specially treated and should ideally be tumble dried. If no tumble dryer is available, please dry flat on a clothes horse.
Care tip 5: Iron with steam.
You are welcome to iron our merino wool with steam, but the heat should be moderate at medium level 2 or even wool level. Merino is very easy to care for, you don't have to iron it extensively as it doesn't crease much. Some people may do without it altogether. Nevertheless, a freshly ironed and lovingly folded garment is wonderful to wear.
Care tip 6: Lay flat in the wardrobe.
In fashion, a distinction is made between hanging and lying garments. Knitwear always lies flat, because otherwise the knitted garment hangs out due to the moving stitch: The heavier it is, the more weight pulls down and the longer the item becomes. So fold knitted items after ironing and then lay them flat in the wardrobe. Stacking is no problem, so you can put all your knitted sweaters in a neat pile. Even after wearing, we recommend storing knitwear lying down and not hanging up. A lavender bag in the wardrobe is also ideal to keep moths away.
Care tip 7: Airing before washing.
Garments do not always need to be washed immediately after wearing. Merino in particular hardly absorbs any odors and remains neutral! Only if the garment gets really dirty does it need to go in the washing machine. This means you can wear our merino loungewear for a long time without washing it. Simply fold it at the end of the day and put it on again the next day.
Care tip 8: Oh shock, a stain.
It can happen and it's no big deal. Merino fibers do not absorb many stains because they are dirt-repellent. If a stain does get in, we use the stain removal products from Dr. Beckmann from the drugstore or gall soap, which is natural and so far every stain has come out again. Just don't leave the products on for too long, otherwise they will attack the fibers and the color too much. If this is not enough, you will have to take the merino garment to the dry cleaner. It is always important to know what kind of stain it is so that you can choose the right product to remove it.
Care tip 9: A loose thread is no reason to panic.
Yes, knitwear is flexible and sometimes it gets caught somewhere. From the outset, you should not wear jewelry with large claws that can get caught on knitwear. As a first measure, it helps to carefully pull the garment apart around the loose thread, sometimes crosswise, sometimes lengthwise. As knitwear is a stitch, the thread sometimes slips back into the stitch by pulling gently. However, if a thread really sticks out and can no longer be pulled in, there are little helpers such as the crochet hook (e.g. Prym Imra 0.60). This is used to go through the material from the inside at the required point, grab the thread, wrap it around the tip of the hook and pull it through to the inside. It's gone that quickly and the stitch is pretty again.
Care tip 10: Remove pilling knots
We test our merino yarn for pilling several times before it is used in production. It is a low-pilling yarn. However, where heat and friction come together over the long term, small pills will form over time. However, in contrast to cashmere, these pilling knots are minimal with merino. However, if you want to do this and it bothers you, pluck the pills off by hand or use a lint brush. If you want to use a lint shaver (we recommend the one from Leifheit), this also works well - but you have to be careful not to cut into the stitch.
