![]() ![]() He also never mentioned the damage likely to knitted wool garments either in washing or drying. He also stated that garment care labels were not important guides to laundry care, but he never repeated, in the time he was on air, the reporter’s introduction that clothes never need to be drycleaned again. He started by saying that everything could be soaked in hot water (but did not define the temperature of what is hot). “His analogy was that sheep stay out in the rain therefore all our wool garments can be washed. “His laundry expertise, he claims, he learned from his grandmother and over the next few minutes said that listeners did not need many different laundry products and should only use a limited amount of soap flakes for washing, and white vinegar, mixed with water, for stain removal, as well as oxygen bleach for some other stains. KEN CUPITT, GUILD OF CLEANERS AND LAUNDERERS, pictured, said: “Our advice, from the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers, is to take it to the professional because washing is not just about taking out the stain and soil but is also about restoring the finish afterwards, and here the drycleaner can do this because they have the equipment, knowledge, and skill to get it right.Ĭupitt writes: “On 12 April BBC Radio 4 ran its daily ‘You and Yours’ consumer slot with presenter Winifred Robinson in which she announced that listeners need never have their clothes drycleaned again and introduced The Laundry Guy, Patric Richardson from Minnesota, USA, who we learned has a regular broadcast channel on the American Discovery Channel and who also claims to be a textile expert. LCN approached Ken Cupitt of the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers for his opinion and to clarify points made by The Laundry Guy. The abrasion in the dryer will ruin your clothes.At a time when so many textile care businesses are just beginning to think that maybe, as lockdown eases, they might have a chance to rebuild their businesses, it was a punch to the gut to hear a radio programme announce that people need never use a drycleaner again and that proven wash processes – like using detergent – are unnecessary. “I treat the stain and then I wash.”ĭryer versus hang-drying: “Hang dry everything. … You’d be surprised how much less water you use and how much less energy.” Express on warm is so much better for your clothes than cold with a long cycle. If you bring up the water temperature you can shorten the cycle. The thing that is scariest about the washing machine isn’t the water, it’s the abrasion. ![]() ![]() Warm is warm enough to activate the detergent, but it allows you to speed up the process. Water temperature: “Never use cold, even on silk or wool. If you want to wash it by hand that’s fine, but I recommend putting it in a mesh laundry/lingerie bag from the dollar store and throwing it in the washer on warm water.” (Snail’s teeth from the European limpet snails are the strongest natural material in the world, he reveals.)It’s very durable, that’s why they make parachutes from it. “Silk is the second strongest fabric known to man. Same with sheep farmers will shear them and wash the wool, comb it. Silk and wool: “Cashmere goats stand on mountainsides in the snow and the rain. When asked, Richardson is happy to debunk some of the most popular laundry myths. This led to weekly “laundry camps”-part social gatherings, part wash-day tips - or as he calls them: an evening of “clean clothes and dirty martinis.” His customer base became increasingly focused on how best to care for their purchases - including the dreaded “dry clean only” ones - as well as their existing closet inventory. Spilled some mustard from that Chicago-style hot dog on your jacket? Spray it with a mixture of vinegar and water, soak it in some oxygen bleach mixture (one tablespoon of oxygen bleach with quart of warm water) until you see it “lifting” and throw it in the wash. Stain from a Chicago deep-dish pizza sauce staring back at you from that T-shirt? Use a mixture of vinegar and water and rub it a bit to get out the oil/grease in the sauce, he says, followed a scrubbing with soap (“never use dish soap!”) and water and the brush to get out the tomato. Laundry guru Patric Richardson offers up these tips for Windy City stains.
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