How to wash a drape coat at home?

Women's and men's coats are very popular in the autumn-winter period, and are also successfully gaining popularity on the catwalks. A woolen coat is a fashionable, spectacular, actual thing that creates a stylish, classic look in the cold season. Drap is one of the best materials for sewing outerwear, but, unfortunately, not knowing how this thing will behave when worn, those wishing to purchase this wardrobe item refuse to buy.

This dense and heavy woolen fabric has a high thermal insulation effect. The weave of the fabric can be single-layer, one-and-a-half-layer, two-layer, depending on the manufacturer of the textile industry. It keeps its shape perfectly, does not fade, is pleasant to the touch and comfortable to wear, but does not tolerate negative influences well. It is used for sewing outerwear, suits for both women and men.

Depending on the production technology and the company that produces the drape material, distinguish pure-woolen and semi-woolen types:

1. High-quality material is made from natural woolen threads, only 15% additives are allowed (chemical treatment of wool, dyes). It is a durable, strong, expensive, high quality and valuable material.
2. The semi-woolen material has impurities of both nylon and viscose, cotton, linen yarns.Usually, on the inside of the product, yarns of lower quality are used with additions of wool reconstituted from waste, so the seamy side is of a loose structure. This does not affect the appearance of the drape product, but it can significantly reduce its weight and overall density.

To preserve the presentation, proper and thorough care of outerwear is necessary. It is necessary to review the manufacturer's labeling records and evaluate the home cleaning capabilities of the item. In autumn and winter, the weather is changeable, you can get caught in rain, snow, walk past the road, and dust will stick to your clothes, or accidentally the car splashes mud from a puddle. Upon coming home do not put a wet dirty thing in the closet, first of all, hang it on a hanger and let it dry, and then use dry cleaning.

Greasy areas in the neck, elbows, hands can be sprinkled with talcum powder, it absorbs fat particles. They can also be removed with a paper towel and iron. You can also use a vacuum cleaner. Having a special attachment, you can clean the drape from dry dirt and accumulated dust. Nowadays, there are a huge number of life hacks that you can use at home:

• If you don't have any adhesive tape to clean the cover, use some tape. It is enough to wrap the brush with the sticky side out and iron the dirty surface with your hand, and you will see how much dust and small particles you have collected.
• A soapy solution can be used to clean food stains, lipstick, and other stains. A carpet stain remover is also suitable for cleaning.
• A glossy collar can be cleaned with a special mixture in the ratio of 4 tablespoons of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of sodium chloride.
• Perfectly removes dirt from the crumb of bread. The bread should be rye. You need to roll the crumbs into a ball and clean the stain on the product, and then shake off the rest.
• Coffee and tea stains can be removed with a one-to-one mixture of apple cider vinegar or table vinegar and alcohol.
• The wine can be removed by sprinkling salt on the stained area.

It's easier than ever to shove a dirty thing into an automatic machine on a gentle wash at a low temperature - everyone already knows this. But manufacturers do not recommend washing coats in automatic machines. Use further guidelines:

• Use not ordinary washing powder, but gel-like, it is more gentle on this type of fabric, you can use baby shampoo or liquid soap;
• Disable the spin and dry mode on your washing machine;
• After washing, carefully hang the coat on a hanger and let it dry.

A more gentle procedure is hand washing. You will also need a gel cleaner for delicate fabrics:

1. It is necessary to fill a container with cool water and added detergent.
2. Then, immerse the item in water and soak for half an hour or an hour, then wash with wrinkling hand movements.
3. Do not use your best efforts to remove stains. It is strictly forbidden to rub, as after drying you will find pellets on the surface.
4. After a gentle wash, you need to rinse it in clean water several times.

The coat must be hung on a hanger so that the liquid will glass on its own.If you have a dryer, you can spread the clean item on it. After the glass has water, it is preferable to continue drying in a horizontal position on a cloth that absorbs liquids well, for example, on a terry sheet.

You can act locally on pollution using soapy water and a soft sponge... It is necessary to foam the resulting mixture and rub it with light, gentle movements in the place of contamination, and then remove the foam with a napkin. When the stains have disappeared, rinse them with clean cool water.

There is a possibility that during washing the coat may shed or change color, so observe the temperature regime: the water should be lukewarm, and preferably cool, in order to avoid unpleasant moments. It is important after any washing or cleaning that the thing retains its shape, and the facial structure of this dense, at the same time delicate fabric does not change. Avoid obscene handling of delicate items. Treat them with care, and then this thing will serve you for many years. Buy products from high-quality materials and then, with a reverent attitude, it will serve you for a long time.

According to reviews on the Internet, we can conclude that gentle hand wash less changes the properties and appearance of drape fabricthan washing in a typewriter. After examining the methods of cleaning a drape coat at home, choose the most optimal one for your type of drape. Use only reliable and proven methods. And remember, any product in your wardrobe can always be attributed to a professional cleaning. Do not be afraid to purchase outerwear made of drape materials, because it is always elegant, beautiful and fashionable.

In more detail about how to care for a drape coat, the following video will tell.