Wash Care Instructions for Linen

Given a reasonable amount of care, pure linen will last a lifetime and can be passed from generation to generation.

With a minimum amount of proper care, the natural beauty of linen is easily maintained. Linen is the strongest natural fabric known to man, and of all textile fibers, it is the one which washes best. The more linen is washed, the softer and more luminous it becomes. Provided a few simple rules are followed, linen will remain in pristine condition for years, through normal household use.

PUDU recommends that all pudu Linen products be dry cleaned. In the event that you are unable to dry clean your pudu Linen product then the following tips are very handy.

Linen Laundry Tips

Use pure soap or gentle detergent when laundering linens.

Soap works best in soft water (in hard water it forms curds that make fabrics dingy and stiff).

Launder any stains when fresh. If allowed to set, stains may be impossible to remove at a later date. Use oxygen-type bleaches for WHITE LINEN, instead of chlorine bleaches which can cause yellowing. Select a water temperature from warm to hot for pudu linen.

Whether hand or machine washing, be sure to rinse your pudu linen completely in lots of water to remove all soap, detergent and residual soil. This will help to avoid formation of”age spots” which are caused by oxidation of cellulose (linen’s primary component).

Once rinsing and spinning cycles on a washing machine are complete, either line dry the pudu linen items, lay them flat or hang garments-all until slightly damp. AVOID wringing out pudu linen before drying.

Linen Drying Tips

NEVER tumble- dry linen as this can over-dry the fibers and make ironing more difficult. Pudu linen naturally dries quickly anyway.

To keep pudu WHITE linen WHITE, Try drying them in the sun.

Linen Ironing Tips

Most people regard ironing as a chore. But ironing linen can become a less onerous task if you do it when the linen is damp. If linen is taken out of the dryer or off the line while still damp and then ironed immediately, the chore ceases to be a chore at all.

Begin with dampened linen. Steam ironing dry linen is less effective then dry or steam ironing damp linen.

Use spray starch and iron at a medium or hot setting. Starch provides extra crispness. For a softer look, select spray on fabric sizing instead. In a pinch, smooth things over with spray- on wrinkle remover.

Choose a temperature setting compatible with the fabric weight. Pure pudu linen can withstand the highest temperature setting on your iron. Test an inconspicuous corner first.

Iron pudu linen until smooth but not dry. Once wrinkles are gone, hang the pudu linen item until its bone dry.