Mfgs no
longer have the luxury of putting the Dry clean only tag on a garment
because it is convenient or safe.
Then why do they insist on putting dry clean only on unlined, 100% linen
pants? Lined I'd understand, because if they shrink then the lining will be
too big, but unlined??
100%
IMO, you'd probably be okay in a wash bag in cold water and short cycle, but
I wouldn't risk it directly in the machine. Rayon gets much more fragile
when it's wet and can shrink. Watch out for those colours, sometimes they
run badly on dry-clean-only items, especially the cheaper ones. You can
Linen shrinks an enormous amount. Especially if it is not pre-washed. Most
linen used in Mfg. is not prewashed/preshrunk because the finish will come
off and it will look terrible. The linen garment is also usually tailored
differently than denim. The fibers of linen react much dirrerent than
Well, I guess I have the right approach then. I hate the sizing they put on
linen because I think it makes it look terrible (as soon as you move it
wrinkles, and there's no way to take the wrinkles out after that). When you
wash it the sizing goes out, the fabric is softer, and the wrinkles are
In a message dated 2/10/2008 12:56:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Then why do they insist on putting dry clean only on unlined, 100% linen
pants?
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Because no one irons anymore.
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If you think your fabric might stretch, you can
lay it flat on a clothes-line-stand (I don´t
know what Fluegelwaeschetrockner is in English -
it´s a frame thing with wires between) with a
towel underneath so that it cannot sag and
stretch between the wires. There are also frames
with net
Some friends asked me to upload these and I thought that some of you
might be interested as well.
Here are images of two hair nets
1st half of the 14th C. Note the 38 heraldic devices on this one.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/hairnets/c48.jpg
2nd half of the 14th C
Or owns an iron. We helped a friend when she needed 2 dance recital
outfits altered for her young daughters. They were a mess. The
straps were wy too long on both of them (the reason for
altering), which we can understand. However, they were crossover
spaghetti straps, 2 on each side.
How very, very cool, thank you.
Is this one woven (for lack of a better word) braid with spangles at
the intersections?
2nd half of the 14th C
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/hairnets/c49.jpg
emma
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