Bedding Care- Tips

How to take care of my bed linen? Here’s the run-down:

Washing guidelines

• Always wash dark colours separately.
• Always wash bedlinen in a cool/warm machine wash separately before use. This is because your bedlinen has been handled during manufacture and has been in a store environment and therefore may be dusty.
• We recommend washing your bedlinen separately as garments with buttons or zippers can damage delicate linens in the wash.
• Always wash dark colours separately.
• We recommend that you allow your washing machine to fill up and begin agitating before you add the washing powder/liquid.
• Uneven fading and patchy colour can occur if detergent comes into direct contact with the bedlinen.
• When washing coloured bedlinen, to avoid progressive colour fading, please use a detergent designed for coloureds.
• Do not use a detergent containing brighteners as brighteners only brighten whites and can seriously affect the colour of the bedlinen.
• Removed washed bedding promptly from the machine; this helps reduce wrinkling.
• To ensure the longevity of your bedlinen, rotate your sheets with a set in the cupboard, a set on the bed and a set in the wash.

Drying guidelines

• Shaking out your wet bedlinen and pulling them out while they’re still a little damp will help to minimise wrinkles before drying.
• Line drying bedlinen is ideal, leaving it nearly wrinkle-free and smelling fresh.
• Tumble drying on a low or medium heat is also suitable, however be sure to remove and fold bedlinen promptly after drying to minimise creasing.
• Do not over-dry your bedlinen using a dryer setting that’s too hot.

Ironing guidelines

• Washing and drying your bedlinen properly will eliminate many wrinkles. However, 100% cotton fabrics do wrinkle, especially when new. As they become older and softer, you will find they wrinkle less.
• To make ironing of 100% cotton bedlinen easier, iron when slightly damp or dampen slightly or use the steam setting on your iron to smooth away creases.
• Always iron on the reverse side of any embroidered fabric to prevent damage to the embroidery.

Colour guidelines