Care instructions
The care of a Wolkenstricker cardigan should be simple and practical.
Nowadays, high-quality household washing machines have a special wool washing programme. The fabric will be washed at maximum 30 degrees Celsius and with little agitation to prevent felting. This washing programme is so gentle that we can use it for a Wolkenstricker cardigan in combination with the following procedure.
We recommend carefully dabbing the areas/spots of the cardigan to be cleaned with neutral wool wash soap beforehand and soaking in a tub of lukewarm water for approx. 4 hours. Here time works for you. Once the soaking time has elapsed, gently squeeze out the cardigan and place it in a commercially available permeable wash bag with a zip fastener. Then put this bag into your washing machine together with a medium-sized neutral-coloured towel.
Start the wool wash programme and wash at maximum 30 degrees Celsius without adding any other detergent.
Finally, spin at a low spin speed (approx. 400 to max. 600 rpm). Then lay out horizontally on a dry towel (e.g. on a clothes horse with fixed horizontal bars) and mould into shape. The cardigan can now dry optimally and will be as good as new.
Ironing: with a special steam iron, which hardly gets hot on the ironing surface but emits hot steam, you can iron carefully from the “left” side if necessary.