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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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 Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: Keeping a fleece in good condition |
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...In Korea...
Like many (likely most) of us, I have no dryer and line-dry my clothes. This is not really an issue for me, as I have been accustomed to doing it here for a few years, except for fleece outerwear.
I don't have a lot of confidence in fabric softeners here, though I do use one regularly. Line-drying leaves many items stiff and is tolerable for most articles of clothing. For some things, like cotton polo shirts, for example, I actually prefer the method. Others, I'm lukewarm about, as in blue jeans.
Just bought a couple of new fleece items and would like to keep them in top condition. Is dry cleaning the best option? I'm not averse to it, since it's so cheap...If so, what sort of instructions have you given/would you give to the cleaners?
Thanks for your advice! |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Fleece as in sweat pants or sheepskin linings? |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| a dry-cleaner should be ok until they fleece loses its "new" look and feel. after that you might just want to wash it at home, then iron it on a low setting. trust me, those of us who do have washer/dryer combos probably wouldn't use the dryer for something like that anyway. |
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canuckistan
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Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Location: Training future GS competitors.....
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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A hot dryer is what helps kill fleece. Hand wash and line dry.
I'd avoid dry cleaners--just out of principle--tetrahydrachloride...may as well go take a bath in it. |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| canuckistan wrote: |
A hot dryer is what helps kill fleece. Hand wash and line dry.
I'd avoid dry cleaners--just out of principle--tetrahydrachloride...may as well go take a bath in it. |
I only dry clean a cashmere/wool blend sweater and my wool coat. I don't trust myself trying to clean them by myself, and the tags say dry clean only.
I place other delicate items in a washer bag you can find at the store and set the washer on delicate cycle. I also don't use that much detergent and I use a little bit of fabric softener. I basically wash all my nice t-shirts, sweatshirts, jeans, and pants on delicate cycle. No need to use the crazy strong cycle except for underwear, towels, and sheets. It wears out and fades your clothes. Plus the delicate cycle is a lot shorter. The only thing that sucks is the clothes takes longer to dry because it doesn't spin the clothes for that long. Just hang your garments on a drying rack and have a fan blowing at medium speed directly at your clothes. Works great to humidify the room during the dry winter too! |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Still, a year is the best you'll get out of most clothing here. It really gets worn down. Especially undergarments. Can you say cement mix |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| On the other side of campus is a Western-style laundromat. A few times a year I'll take the things that MUST be dried (for me, that's down quilts) there. |
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