Scarves Cleaning and Caring for Hermès Scarves
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I got the Rowenta Focus and just love it. I even started ironing my high
count sheets with it!!! I belive it was around $89, but had a 20% coupon
from Bed Bath and Beyond!
Hi everyone, I'm so excited that I just wanted to share. I bought lovely couvee d Hermes scarf off ebay last week and got it for a song because it had colour runs on it. I tried the boiling water method of removing runs yesterday and it worked! I'm so pleased. It took me 3 hours as there were lots of little run spots, but it was worth it and so rewarding.
The background colour is pale yellow, so it didn't fade. I followed Geoff clark's bay guide and it was really helpful.
Just wanted to share in case it can help anyone else.
By the way, I hand wash all my scarves in cool water using fleurs' guide in this thread and the results have been excellent every time.
The background colour is pale yellow, so it didn't fade. I followed Geoff clark's bay guide and it was really helpful.
Just wanted to share in case it can help anyone else.
By the way, I hand wash all my scarves in cool water using fleurs' guide in this thread and the results have been excellent every time.
I am too scared to wash my Hermes scarves by hand. I always give them to Hermes for dry cleaning and so far had no problems. It is more expensive, I know so I try to be extremely careful with stains but the scarves are very expensive and I am afraid I will ruin them !!!!
Hallo ladies, I would like to share another one trick. Put a fresh squeezed lemon juice into the water you will be very delighted of the result. 
Steamer is always very gentle, so I would use one
Although, there's just something about a crisp ironed scarf 
I'm part way through reading this mega-thread.
I had an unfortunate incident with my Chasse en Inde (black/gold) cashmere/silk shawl on Saturday night when a small amount of (reddish-coloured) sauce from a plate of lamb got onto it (waiter serving another guest over my shoulder
). It was mainly on the black border. It was gently dabbed with a clean damp white teatowel and now the stains are barely visible but I know it must be cleaned to stop moths being attracted to the residue (and for the overall ewww factor).
The management of the restaurant have offered to meet the cleaning bill but reading here, I'm wondering if dry cleaning is really the best approach. It was A/W2009 and has never been to the cleaners.
From what I've read so far here, I'm inclined to hand wash in cool water with gentle hair shampoo (I dislike the smell of drycleaned things anyway). The design is quite "busy" with no large pale areas but there is a lot of contrast.
I'd be most grateful for any advice, particularly from anyone who's tried washing their shawl.
I had an unfortunate incident with my Chasse en Inde (black/gold) cashmere/silk shawl on Saturday night when a small amount of (reddish-coloured) sauce from a plate of lamb got onto it (waiter serving another guest over my shoulder
). It was mainly on the black border. It was gently dabbed with a clean damp white teatowel and now the stains are barely visible but I know it must be cleaned to stop moths being attracted to the residue (and for the overall ewww factor).The management of the restaurant have offered to meet the cleaning bill but reading here, I'm wondering if dry cleaning is really the best approach. It was A/W2009 and has never been to the cleaners.
From what I've read so far here, I'm inclined to hand wash in cool water with gentle hair shampoo (I dislike the smell of drycleaned things anyway). The design is quite "busy" with no large pale areas but there is a lot of contrast.
I'd be most grateful for any advice, particularly from anyone who's tried washing their shawl.
tortoiseperson - this is a question I'd also like the answer to so gently bumping this thread! I have never washed my Cashmere GMs - only had them professionally dry cleaned. I would also like to know if anyone has successfully washed cashmere?
Can anyone in Manhattan recommend a local dry cleaner whose work on H silk scarves they've been happy with? Preferably organic but "conventional"'s okay. I have a scarf (my first one from H!) that needs to be cleaned and pressed but I don't want the rolled edges to be crushed by a careless cleaner. Any advice appreciated!
I believe you can take it to an H boutique and they send it out. Service is $25 per scarf.
Just popping in as this thread has been VERY helpful to me re: washing scarves. I think I've discovered a process improvement that I have not seen mentioned in this thread.
Once you have your scarf washed and laid out on the towel that you will roll it up in, take another already-rolled-up towel and put it on the scarf, on the end you will start your rolling. It makes a big difference on the amount of wrinkling the first-rolled end ends up with, because that end rolls up around a substantial amount of fabric, too, like the rest of the scarf.
I will NOT give an opinion on handwashing an Hermes cashmere anything but I wash my cashmere sweaters in the machine (GASP!!!!) cold water, gentle detergent, "delicate" cycle. Block and dry flat. They feel better and look better than any that are drycleaned.
Once you have your scarf washed and laid out on the towel that you will roll it up in, take another already-rolled-up towel and put it on the scarf, on the end you will start your rolling. It makes a big difference on the amount of wrinkling the first-rolled end ends up with, because that end rolls up around a substantial amount of fabric, too, like the rest of the scarf.
I will NOT give an opinion on handwashing an Hermes cashmere anything but I wash my cashmere sweaters in the machine (GASP!!!!) cold water, gentle detergent, "delicate" cycle. Block and dry flat. They feel better and look better than any that are drycleaned.