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How to store Pashmina?

February 22nd, 2022 | 1265 views
How to store Pashmina?

While many owners believe that Pashmina needs professional cleaning, let us debunk this myth for you? It doesn't. Pashmina does not need professional cleaning and can be easily washed at home. Most people around the world feel that a Pashmina shawl, scarf, or sweater might get impaired if washed at home. This is not true, provided that you practice proper action. Amongst all the caretaking of Pashmina shawls or scarves, storing a Pashmina is the most vital step. the way you store your Pashmina this season will dictate its life the next. Hence storage of a Pashmina is critical. but before that, do you know the proper washing and drying of your luxury shawl? Let us start with that first.

How to Wash Pashmina?

Be it any type of wool-like mohair, sheep’s wool, alpaca, or Pashmina shawl (made from Cashmere wool), every kind of wool needs hand washing.

Hand Washing

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Hand washing Pashmina

The hand washing of Pashmina is the safest and the most gentle technique to clean your woolen wraps, or cardigans. The process is simple. All you need to do is fill a tub or basin with tepid water and squirt some Pashmina shampoo into it. These products are easily available in the market nowadays. If you do not have these available, you can use a mild shampoo, maybe a baby shampoo, which will work almost the same. That is not a surprise though, because Cashmere anyway is ‘hair’, and Pashmina shawls are made out of pure Cashmere.

Dip your Pashmina shawl into this water and soap mixture and let it soak for about 30 minutes. Make sure before you dip your shawl, the shampoo is fully mixed into the water. After 30 minutes, take it out and rinse with cold water. Do not wring your Pashmina. Wringing a wet wrap can change its shape, and damage this precious treasure forever. Instead, ball your wrap in your hands, and gently squeeze all the water out.

Machine Washing

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Washing Pashmina in machine

Washing Pashmina by hand is the best method. But sometimes you don't have the time or energy to do so. Washing machines can be an option for these busy times, but with proper precaution and TLC. Simply place your shawl into the washing machine, and set it to a cold temperature. It is better you place your wrap in a washing mesh, before placing it into the machine. Now, put the spin on low, and wait for the required time. When the cycle is complete, immediately remove the wrap to avoid its creasing.

Be gentle with the wrap when you are washing it in the machine. Use a hand wash setting, and be sure not to wash it in hot water, or spin it vigorously. Harsh washing can lead to felting or shrinking of a Pashmina shawl or any wool product for that matter.

Also read: Does a Pashmina shawl shrink?

Drying your shawls

Cashmere Care
Drying Pashmina

Even if you are allowed to wash your Pashmina wraps in washing machines, dryers are a big NO. Dryers tend to shrink wools and deteriorate their quality if used again and again. Drying a Pashmina has to be immensely gentle. Once you are done with squeezing water out of the shawl after washing, lay it flat on a towel. Roll the towel to remove excess water, so that the wrap is semi-dry. Now replace the wet towel with a dry one and let the wrap lay flat on it, and air dry. Never ever hang your Pashmina shawl to dry it. This will again change the figure of your product and sag it forever. 

Keep these delicate babies away from direct sunlight, and let them air dry, even if it takes days together to do so. 

Get rid of stains before storing

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Stain on Pashmina

Experts suggest using professional help if there is a tough stain on your Pashmina shawl. However, you can buy a mild stain remover, and give it a try at home. If the stain is too tough, call your laundry and hand over your shawl to them. You would never want to damage the entire product for a small stain, would you?

It is necessary that you wash your shawl before you store it for the next season. It should be fresh as new for the next winter. However, washing a Pashmina after every use will only wither it and damage it for the rest of its life. You might end up discontinuing its use after a few years. Instead, wash it just once a year. Once the season of wearing it is over, get it washed right then, and store it at a clean spot. Next season, check if it requires cleaning. If it doesn't, you can wear it straight. If it does, go for a mild hand wash again. 

How to store Pashmina?

Now comes the most important step in Pashmina care. Its Storage! Whether your shawl will be worth using or not for the next season depends on how carefully you store it. Avoid plastic bags, as they are the source of moisture where a moth infestation can thrive in great numbers. Instead, use newspaper stuff paper bags and place your wrap gently into the same. you may also use a muslin cloth to wrap your shawl into. These won’t let moisture enter the wrap, and hence provide greater protection. You can also wrap the shawl into a thick yet breathable cotton fabric through which bugs or dust cannot enter. 

Make it a point that you are storing a clean Pashmina shawl at the end of the season. Being in contact with your body, the wrap might have caught some oils, which can be breeding grounds for moths. Store them clean, so that you find them clean the next season. Make sure the spot where you are storing your shawl is squeaky clean and dry.

If you store your Pashmina shawl in this way, with appropriate and well-deserving care and concern, the life of your shawl will extend for over 20 years. It will be your companion for an entire lifetime. Pashmina shawls have already impressed the world by being an accessory that was passed down to generations. But that was only possible when it was fostered with immense care and attention.

Also read: How can you tell if a scarf is Cashmere?

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