Textiles tour

Hey everyone, we people wear diverse kinds of clothes and textiles in different seasons. Most of the time people don’t know about those textiles. Here, they make confusion to take good care of the fabric. We will help you to understand the different varieties of fabrics and how to take care of those fabrics. We Indians regularly wear clothes according to the seasons, like in Spring and Summer we wear cotton, silk, eyelet, tropical wool and linen. In winter we wear wool, leather, tweed. These are some textiles that help us to feel comfortable according to the periodic climate of the atmosphere.Â

COTTON

Cotton is one of the most use fabric not in India, but all over the world. Pure cotton is obtained by cotton plants seed. Nowadays pure cotton is unusually available because polyester of some amount is added for its daily use. If we talk about taking care of clothes that concern with the laundry of clothes. 

1. Place your cotton fabrics in a small bucket filled with cold or moderately warm water with normal detergent. After 15 to 30 minutes, rub the stain and dirt.Â
2. Spin your shirts, pants, or blouses in a large towel to remove the water or gently wring out the water from your clothes.
3. In the case of the washing machine, the same procedure is there just you need to set the timer and mechanism.
4. After washing, ironing cotton is the last task of laundry.

SILK

Silk is a kind of expensive fabric obtained from the cocoon of a silkworm. First, it was made in China and then spread all over the world. The procedure for obtaining silk is high. That’s why it is delicate to take care of it while washing.

1. Put fabrics in a small bucket filled with cold water with delicate detergent. After 10 to 20 minutes, rub the stain and dirt.Â
2. Fold the fabric in a large towel to remove the water or gently wring out the water from your clothes.
3. In the case of washing machines, the same procedure is there just you need to set the timer and gentle mechanism.
4. After washing, ironing cotton is the last task of laundry. Here you need to set a low temperature that is required to iron the silk.Â

EYELET

Eyelet is a versatile durable fabric. Its beauty and toughness make it popular. This fabric mostly used for clothing and home decor. Its pattern or structure makes it comfortable or attractive in summer and in-home decore. Because of this design, it requires a good quality wash.

1. Put fabrics in a small bucket filled with warm water. After 10 to 15 minutes, rub stain and dirt with hands.Â
2. Twirl a large towel to remove the water or gently wring out the water from your clothes, to avoid tumble dry.
3. In the case of washing machines, the same procedure is there just you need to set the timer and mechanism.
4. After washing, Here you need to set a temperature that is required to iron the eyelet. Then cover fabric with a layer of extra cloth for iron.Â

WOOL

Wool is the oldest textile fabric used in the winter season. Woolen clothes are warm and comfortable at a low temperature. This fabric is natural and frequently wash.Â

The process of washing this fabric is quite easy.

1. Put woolen clothes in a small bucket filled with cold moderately warm water with gentle liquid detergent. After rinsing 10 to 20 minutes, rub the stain and dirt with your hands.Â
2. Roll in a large towel to remove the water or gently wring out the water from your clothes and never tumble dry these clothes.
3. In the case of washing machines, the same procedure is there just you need to set the timer and mechanism.
4. After washing, sometimes it requires iron otherwise there is no need.Â

LEATHER

Leather is a kind of a different natural fabric. It refers to a wide variety of treated animal skin. It undergoes a specific processing method to make garments. Generally, leather is temperature-dependent fabric, so it mostly shrinks or expands at different temperature.

Its washing technique is kind of different. 

1. Directly putting leather in water can damage the fabric.
2. You can use a soft wet cloth and rub against the spot or dirt.
3. The best you can have a dry clean from a good laundry service.
4. Mostly there is no role of iron.

TWEED

Tweed is a rough woolen fabric with a flexible texture. It comes in plain and pattern design. Tweed is originally a Scottish tradition. Tweed is a type of wool. Therefore its washing method is very much similar to wool.

1. Put in a small bucket filled with cold moderately warm water with gentle liquid detergent. After 10 to 20 minutes, rub the stain and dirt with your hands.Â
2. Roll in a large towel to remove the water or gently wring out the water from your clothes and never tumble dry these clothes.
3. In the case of washing machines, the same procedure is there just you need to set the timer and mechanism.
4. After washing, it requires iron at low temperature.

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