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A good fabric is undoubtedly the biggest selling point of this garment, especially in the autumn and winter seasons, consumers not only demand fashion, both popular and warm but also easy to maintain the fabric will be popular.
Whether you are an apparel professional or a consumer, it is helpful to have some knowledge of apparel fabrics to understand apparel.
So, let’s get to know the 5 most common fabrics for the autumn and winter seasons and their care.
1. Woolen fabrics
Autumn and winter brown women’s coat made of wool fabric.
Wool is arguably the most common autumn and winter clothing fabric, from knitwear to coats, wool is almost always the first choice for many high-end autumn and winter season clothing.
Wool as a material is characterised by a rich hand feel, good elasticity, moisture absorption and good warmth.
The biggest drawback is pilling, which is unavoidable in all pure wool clothes, so caring for wool clothing is a bit of a hassle.
Care of wool fabric clothes.
Washing:
Dry cleaning is preferred, if there is a hand wash label, it is recommended to wash with special washing liquid for wool and 40℃ warm water.
Washing method: Turn inside out and soak in fully dissolved detergent for about 5 minutes. Squeeze the clothes slowly until they are wet, do not rub them.
Storage:
Wool has poor heat resistance and is easily infested by insects, so do not place it in the sun for a long time or in a humid place for a long time.
If pilling:
Remove with a professional de-pilling machine;
2.Cashmere fabrics
Women’s coat made of beige coloured cashmere fabric.
“In winter, warmer than a hug is a cashmere coat.”
When it comes to cashmere though, many people may confuse it with wool, but they actually come from two different sources; wool comes from sheep and cashmere comes from goats.
There’s a saying, “You can make a lot of wool jumpers out of one sheep’s wool, but it takes a lot of goats’ wool to make one cashmere sweater.”
Cashmere is much more expensive than wool, because the cashmere collection method is more complex, the production is also much less than wool, so but the expensive is also expensive reason, compared to wool, with cashmere out of the clothes made of higher comfort, heat preservation ability is also stronger.
Cashmere is eight times warmer than wool at one-fifth of its weight, making it the perfect choice of fabric for winter dressing.
Cashmere is light in texture, extremely skin-friendly and breathable, combining lightness, softness and warmth with a natural soft colour. Moreover, the water absorption of cashmere sweater is the strongest among all textile fibres, it does not shrink after washing and has good shape retention.
Care of cashmere fabric clothes.
Washing:
It is best to dry-clean; if you want to hand-wash, about 30 degrees of lukewarm water, add the professional detergent for washing and caring cashmere, immerse the cashmere in the water and then gently scratch and knead it, gently press the moisture out after washing, or wrap it in a towel to absorb the water, and slowly squeeze out the water, and lay it flat in a ventilated place to air-dry.
Storage:
After washing, ironing, drying and then stored; pay attention to shade to prevent fading, should be often ventilated, cool, patting dust, dehumidification, and not exposure to the sun;
if pilling:
Use scissors to gently cut off the pom poms after washing, after a few washes, with some loose fibres falling off, the pilling of clothes is going to disappear gradually.
3.Velour fabric
A blazer made of velour fabric.
From sexy halter dresses in the summer to warm and chic velvet jackets in the autumn and winter, velvet is widely used.
The velour fabric feels silky and tough, with good wrinkle resistance and elasticity. It sheds a bit of lint, but it is soft and skin-friendly after washing.
Velour fabrics actually have a lot of advantages; insulation, UV protection, moisture resistance, easy to clean, and more.
Care of velour fabric clothes.
Washing:
Dry cleaning is recommended.
If you want to wash in water: use neutral or special detergent for silk, wash in cold or lukewarm water, do not soak for a long time, wash as you soak. Wash gently, avoid wringing, avoid scrubbing and brushing. Dry in the shade, avoid the sun, should not be dried. 2.
Ironing:
When the velvet fabric clothes are 80% dry, iron the clothes flat, do not adjust the temperature too high.
4.Corduroy fabrics
An oversize warm corduroy women’s coat.
In autumn and winter, corduroy jackets and trousers are very popular and come with a retro feel.
Corduroy is thick, soft and warm. The strips are clear and rounded, the lustre is soft and even, thick and wear-resistant, but easier to tear.
Care of corduroy fabric clothes.
Washing:
Should not be rubbed hard, and should not be hard to brush with a hard brush, it is appropriate to use a soft brush in the direction of the fluff gently brushing.
Storage:
Collection should not be heavy pressure, in order to keep the fluff full, towering, should not be ironed.
5.Pure cotton
A thick 100% cotton sweatshirt for the winter months.
Cotton is probably the one fabric that will never be discarded at any time. Even if technologically innovative fabrics become more popular and designers use more chemical fibre fabrics, it is still the touch of cotton fabric that is consistently caring for your skin.
It is made of cotton as raw material and the fabric is produced by textile process, which has the characteristics of moisture absorption, moisture retention, heat resistance, alkali resistance and hygiene. Moisture absorption and heat resistance is better, and it is comfortable to wear.
Care of Cotton fabric clothes
Available in a variety of detergents, can be hand-washed or machine-washed, but do not use vigorous scrubbing when washing, so as not to change the shape of the clothes, not to pour laundry detergent directly on the cotton fabric, so as not to partial decolouration;
Light colours and white can be soaked for 1~2 hours and then washed to remove stains better. Dark colours are best washed in cold water, do not soak for too long, so as not to fade. 3;
White clothing can be used alkaline detergent high temperature washing, bleaching effect, close underwear can not be soaked in hot water, so as to avoid the appearance of yellow sweat spots.