| Guide to Drying Delicate Clothes How to dry your hand washables and delicates; such as sweaters, bras, panties, lingerie, and hose. |
Why should you Air Dry your delicate clothing?
Heated drying is hard on elastic and is the number on reason for elastic failure. Also
many favorites have delicate lace and appliqués that may shrink or come off during a
drying cycle. Hose and tights often become stretched and tangled in a power dryer.
How to Air Dry delicate clothes:
Step 1 -
After you have hand washed the garments roll them tightly in an absorbent towel. Unroll
the towel and move the garment to a dry part of the towel and roll again.
Continue until garment no longer feels drippy. It may take 2-5 rollings. Do not wring the
delicates or the towel.
Step 2 -
If the hand washable is stretchy like sweaters and panty hose you will want to re-shape
and dry flat on top of your drying rack. If it is made of real silk, wool or other natural
animal fibers you should place your rack out of the direct sun light.
Give your hand washable (other than those stretchy sweaters) one nice healthy shake.
This separates the front from the back of the material for faster drying time as well as
removing any wrinkles caused by the rolling process.
Tops should be hung by the shoulders. Bras can simply be slid over the arms of the
drying rack. Camisoles can be clothes pinned to the rack or placed on hangers which
are then hung on the rack.
Panties, slips and lingerie can be hung up at the waist bands or folded at the waist line of
the garment then hung over the drying rack to dry.
If it is a very windy day you may need to add a clothes pin or two to keep clothes on the
rack. If it is a rainy or very cold day you can hang your hand washables on the drying rack
in your house. For faster drying times, place your clothes drying rack near a fan or
register - or under a ceiling fan.
Heated drying is hard on elastic and is the number on reason for elastic failure. Also
many favorites have delicate lace and appliqués that may shrink or come off during a
drying cycle. Hose and tights often become stretched and tangled in a power dryer.
How to Air Dry delicate clothes:
Step 1 -
After you have hand washed the garments roll them tightly in an absorbent towel. Unroll
the towel and move the garment to a dry part of the towel and roll again.
Continue until garment no longer feels drippy. It may take 2-5 rollings. Do not wring the
delicates or the towel.
Step 2 -
If the hand washable is stretchy like sweaters and panty hose you will want to re-shape
and dry flat on top of your drying rack. If it is made of real silk, wool or other natural
animal fibers you should place your rack out of the direct sun light.
Give your hand washable (other than those stretchy sweaters) one nice healthy shake.
This separates the front from the back of the material for faster drying time as well as
removing any wrinkles caused by the rolling process.
Tops should be hung by the shoulders. Bras can simply be slid over the arms of the
drying rack. Camisoles can be clothes pinned to the rack or placed on hangers which
are then hung on the rack.
Panties, slips and lingerie can be hung up at the waist bands or folded at the waist line of
the garment then hung over the drying rack to dry.
If it is a very windy day you may need to add a clothes pin or two to keep clothes on the
rack. If it is a rainy or very cold day you can hang your hand washables on the drying rack
in your house. For faster drying times, place your clothes drying rack near a fan or
register - or under a ceiling fan.
| Please see our Laundry and Clothes Washing Guide for more tips and ideas! |
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