Clothes Care Gazette

September, 2004                                                                                                                Volume 1, Number 1

In This Issue

·    Welcome

·    Feature – Focus on Sweaters

·    Ask the Experts

·    And before I close...

Category of Links

International Fabricare Institute

Information about fabrics and their care

Sanitone

Find out why we’re the best!

Better Business Bureau on Dry Cleaning

A report on dry cleaning with tips

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Welcome

Welcome to the first edition of Reehorst Cleaners “Clothes Care Gazette”. In this newsletter, we will bring you news on fabric care, as well as answer your questions on stain removal, storage of items and anything related to the industry.  We hope you enjoy the articles and feel free to ask our Customer Service Representatives any questions about your clothes cleaning needs.

In this first issue, we will talk about sweater care and answer a question about washing sweaters.

 As the first leaves of autumn begin to fall, so does the temperature.  Time to get all those warm and snuggly sweaters out of the closet and ready for cheering at chilly school football games, or sipping hot cider as you and the family look for the biggest pumpkin in the patch.  Sweaters are a great way to look nice and feel good.  Everywhere, sweaters are coming out of storage and being put back into the clothing rotation.

Caring for sweaters properly ensures their long life and that you’ll be able to enjoy them year after year.  Since sweaters can be made of so many different fibers and fabrics, it is recommended that you follow the instructions on the care label before cleaning them.

Some sweaters may need more than just a cleaning to get them back into shape for this year’s sweater season.  Sometimes sweaters can pick up odors in storage, or even damage.  If you’ve expanded (or your sweaters shrunk) you may be able to stretch the sweater to fit you properly.

Professional cleaners can bring your sweaters back to a feel and look that are just like new.  Your sweaters are your armor against the cold, and we, as your professional cleaners, have just the tools you’ll need to revive your sweater’s qualities.

 If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, follow the care label instructions on the sweater before proceeding.  If the tag say “dry clean only” then it is best to bring it in.  If your sweater is washable, consider using extra fabric softener to fluff it up.

It is recommended that you clean your sweaters before storage.  If you did that, then you can skip the cleaning process and air tumble dry them with a dryer sheet to get them back in shape again. If you didn’t have time to clean them before you packed them away, bring them in now for a thorough cleaning.

If your sweaters have shrunk, we can block and reshape sweaters to give them a little extra room as a less expensive alternative to buying new sweaters.

Snags? A needle can be used to pull snags down.  You can stitch the loose yarn to an adjacent loop to anchor it.

If the seam pops out, you can stitch that back up and it should be unnoticeable.  Small holes can be stitched closed. Larger holes can be fixed by us through the art of reweaving or mending.

Restore colors and textures to your fall sweaters, wool coats and down jackets – bring them to your convenient Reehorst location today!

Q. The care label on a sweater indicates it is hand washable.  Can I wash it in a machine on a delicate cycle?

A. There is some risk involved in using any care process not recommended by the manufacturer.  Hand washing involves manual removal of soils with water, detergent, and a gentle squeezing action.  A care label that calls for machine washing, in a delicate or gentle cycle, indicates the garment can be washed with water, detergent or soap, slow agitation, and reduced time in a washing machine.

Hand washing is a restrictive process that minimizes the amount of abrasion a garment receives in cleaning.  If hand washable garments are machine washed in a gentle cycle, agitation may be further minimized by putting the item in a net bag.  Even this procedure is in violation of the care label instruction, however, and places responsibility for damages on the launderer rather than the manufacturer.

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