How to clean linen clothes? What causes clothes to shrink? The main cause of clothing shrinkage is the structure and properties of the fabric fibers. The better the hygroscopicity of the fabric fibers, the greater the degree of shrinkage; the tighter the fabric structure, the higher the shrinkage rate. For example, wool fabrics shrink more easily and are difficult to recover after shrinking. This is due to the difference between the forward and reverse coefficients of friction when the scales of wool fibers move relative to each other.
The clothes we wear every day are mainly made of ordinary and common fabrics, such as cotton, wool, polyester, viscose, linen, nylon, etc. These fabrics have a certain amount of shrinkage. In terms of major categories, synthetic fibers shrink the least, followed by cotton and linen fabrics, while silk fabrics shrink more, while viscose, rayon and artificial wool fabrics shrink the most.
How to wash linen clothes?
1. Linen clothes must be washed in cold water rather than warm water. Because the color fastness of linen clothes is too low, improper washing will easily lead to stains or fading if the water temperature is too high.
2. When washing cotton and linen clothes, first scrub gently to remove serious stains on the clothes, and then scrub gently overall. Do not rub hard when washing, soak it beforehand and then wipe it gently. Excessive friction not only easily causes clothes to shrink, but also easily fluffs, affecting their service life.
3. When washing linen clothes, it is best to use neutral detergent or liquid detergent. It is not recommended to use washing powder. Since washing powder contains The alkali content is higher, so if linen clothing is washed, it may fade.
4. After washing the linen, you can overacidify it, that is, add 5% of it to the water White vinegar, put the linen cloth into water and soak it for about 2 minutes. Overacid will make the color of linen clothes stronger.
5. After washing, remove linen before drying Smooth the cloths, place them on a clean flat surface, and dry them in a cool and ventilated place, otherwise they will wrinkle easily.
6. If you want to dry the clothes quickly, in order to avoid the clothes being stretched and deformed due to the overall hanging, you can use multiple hangers to dry the clothes, or you can use a fan to blow them Dry.
