Care and Storage

Our creations are hand made with care and should be handled with care. We always recommend wet cleaning as an alternative to dry-cleaning.

General Care:

Wool fibers contract and expand with extreme changes in temperature. Washing will increase the softness of the blankets or scarves and will further bond joined seams. The wool we use is knitted and has already been boiled to create its added softness and texture. As with all laundry it's the amount of water to fabric that cleans.

We use our bed covering on top of our down comforter which "makes' the bed by day and when needed provides the perfect added warmth at night. The bed coverings will lose any wrinkling by simply recovering the bed and stretching flat gently. For stronger folds lightly iron with a clean iron on wool setting and steam carefully if needed. The scarves can also be gently stretched.

Wash:

Prepare cool-warm water pre-agitated with very gentle biodegradable natural soap in a tub or sink. Gently turn and squeeze by hand and let soak for 15 minutes. Carefully press excess water and transport in a towel that can also be used to wring gently to further dry. Wool is a natural water repellent and should almost feel dry after wringing. Blankets or scarves can be placed in a dryer for 15- 20 minutes without heat on 'air' setting then laid flat to dry or on a towel over a drying rack.

The scarves have their own shape and can be tenderly stretched to re-establish or accentuate their curves. Stains can be spot treated appropriately (white wine removes red wine and seltzer does help to lift out most food stains).

Storage:

Wool also requires special storage care to prevent any infestation of wool moths. We recommend storing blankets or scarves that are cleaned (very important) bagged or wrapped in breathable fabric with an insert of a scented infusion of either cedar bars (which can be sanded to regenerate their oils) or with another natural product called Colibri (which contains botanical essences of the sacred margosa tree, vetiver, lavender, lemongrass and geranium).