Top Tips on caring for your woollens, cashmere & mohair knits

The best method of washing cashmere or wools is through dry cleaning. LEVINGERS DRY CLEANERS provides the gentlest way of doing this.
Handwashing wools and cashmere will cause a thickening of wool over time which will ultimately misshape your jumper to the point where it will no longer fit you.

Store jumpers folded on a shelf, rather than hanging on a hanger as the shoulders will become misshapen over time.
Ensure that the jumpers are dry before storing them – failing to do this can cause mould and provides a great environment for moth larvae to incubate.
Make sure you only store your jumpers clean – moth larvae feed from unseen proteins (hair, skin and residual perspiration) that are left on the garment.

Moths love cashmere, mohair and woollen jumpers – protect them in a wardrobe through use of natural moth repellents such as cedar balls and lavender oil sachets.
If you find that one jumper has succumbed to moth damage, it is likely that other jumpers in your wardrobe might follow suit. The best course of action is to dry clean all other jumpers immediately and vacuum the wardrobe to clear it of any eggs.
Sometimes moth damage is not noticed until after cleaning a garment as the process will remove the broken fibres caused by the larvae munching through the fabric.
From time to time shake out your jumpers to deter any moth larvae from settling.

If you accidentally spill red wine (or anything else) on your jumper – do nothing! Instead take it to be dry cleaned as soon as you can. Rubbing or dabbing the stain will ingrain it further into the fibres making it harder to remove.