Scarves Cleaning and Caring for Hermès Scarves

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#31
I wash my cashmere sweaters with this stuff:

WHITE + WARREN :: PRODUCT

It's a great very MILD cleanser and have really had great results. I don't "soak" the sweater for very long--maybe a minute or two and then rinse. I then stick the sweater in a towel and roll up the towel and the sweater to remove the excess water. Then lay flat to dry.

I don't know how that technique would work for a cashmere scarf... But I can say that the wash is great stuff. I've actually been told that Woolite can be a little harsh...
 
#32
avandome said:
:yes: :yes: please do!
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I did, a bit further up, but fleursetcarlines pretty much said it all :)

On a terry cloth, while ironing, you have to massage the hem gently back and forth. On not too badly flatted hems, I steam over them and can watch them grow plump again.
 
#34
I have read all of the tips, they sound great. Another chicken here, I am simply to afraid to wash our Hermes scarves/ Twillys. My daughter would just be so upset if I messed up her scarves. I sent four scarves to the dry cleaner here that someone recommended. I cannot believe it actually did that. The people in my area most of them have never heard of Hermes. It was not good,not at all. Her Panama Mola scarf has a small spot on it. I was just sick. OMG! I lived many years in Panama and was so excited about those scarves. I am only about four hours by train from Paris and will take them there. Will call my SA and ask her to tell me exactly where to go. I so hope that this stain can be removed. I took the box, but when I picked it up it was on a hanger I just about fainted!!!!!!!!! If anyone on the forum has a special cleaner they use in Paris I would greatly appreciate it.
 
#35
I have found something that works great! I tried it today because last night my darling husband spilled some sauce (a lttle tiny bit) on me by mistake and I almost died!!!!!!

I went and purchased dryel, I soaked the stain with the liquid provided and sprayed the scarf with it too and threw it in the dryer and DAMN!!! The stain is gone, I was so surprised because sauce is like acid on silk and it stains! But this stuff got it out, no ironing, no soaking, no washing, nothing, it even came out smelling good!!!
 
#36
The advice from fleursetcarlines really is a good guide; I never use the drycleaners because they "lose" things so often. Those of you who have heard how terrible I am with my handbags (hence no H bags) can well imagine that my scarves take a bit of a beating. The gentle wash does the trick. I dry mine flat on a clean white towel away from the sun. To date I have managed to keep them all in very good nick. If Lolo can do it, anyone can!
 
#37
Dryell and Goddard is recommended but I think only available in the US.
Ktown, there is a special powder available in France, I will have to search for it but can get back to you. Hang in there.
I will never ever give my scarves to a drycleaner again. I am so happy with the handwash solution but I understand that it takes some nerve to take the plunge. Once you took the plunge, you'll never look back.
 
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hello2703,
OMG, I am scared to death to put these scarves in water. Maybe,I will have the nerve to try a pocket square or a twilly. Then I would be afraid to iron them, oh my. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Maybe I'll just sent them to this cleaner in N.Y.
 
#39
ktown, no way should you send them to the cleaner in NY.
Do what fleursetcarliens wrote, put in one of those little white sheets that soak up extra colour (although colour leaking is apparently no longer an issue with the newer scarves), take a mild detergent (WITHOUT BLEACH!!!), washswift and more cold than warm, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, and rinse some more, roll into towel, let dry, iron on silk setting (take an ironing towel between iron and scarf if you wish). C'est tout. I guarantee you, these scarves are meant to last.
 
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hello2703 said:
Dryell and Goddard is recommended but I think only available in the US.
Ktown, there is a special powder available in France, I will have to search for it but can get back to you. Hang in there.
I will never ever give my scarves to a drycleaner again. I am so happy with the handwash solution but I understand that it takes some nerve to take the plunge. Once you took the plunge, you'll never look back.
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hello, are you talking about poudre texienne? In France this can be bought at little hardware stores or shoe repair shops, I think (but I remember that a SA at Apostrophe in Paris was kind enough to empty the store's bottle into a big envelope for me to take away). I've used that on suede and leather for stains and they come right out. I wonder if it'll work as well on silk.
 
#41
gina_b said:
hello, are you talking about poudre texienne? In France this can be bought at little hardware stores or shoe repair shops, I think (but I remember that a SA at Apostrophe in Paris was kind enough to empty the store's bottle into a big envelope for me to take away). I've used that on suede and leather for stains and they come right out. I wonder if it'll work as well on silk.
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It could be, I am just currently enquiring myself. IIRC it comes from the south of France. I'll be back with accurate info soon.
 
#42
I'd love to hear what it's called, hello.

What I can contribute is that I just use very very cold water (to prevent color leakage) and only a drop or two of Dawn dishwashing liquid to clean my H scarves and Pucci silk jersey dresses. Then do exactly as you've said, hello: "rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, and rinse some more, roll into towel". I roll the scarf or dress between two towels, like a jelly roll, and press to remove excess moisture. Then I lay the scarf/dress flat on a mesh drying rack. Iron on silk setting when dry, with a lint-free cloth between the iron and the scarf.
 
#43
Hi Gina, I have heard about great results with Dawn or Fairy as well - especially when grease/oil/butter is involved but they MUST be without bleach (apparently a lot of dish washing liquids these days have bleach added - not that I would know - I always use the dishwasher).
One can also add a bit of vinegar (just normal household vinegar) to prevent colour runs, however in the long (very long) run, the vinegar is not so super great for the silk (but they smell really great!).
I have also read (and tested) that a bit of disolved salt gives back a nice sheen to scarves that have turned a bit dull. Worked great on my vintage Jumping.
 
#44
^^ Yes, that's right. Vinegar works because they most likely use acid-based fabric dyes to paint the scarves; the acid in your vinegar wash just reinforces this. I'm not sure I'd leave my scarf in a solution with vinegar for long, though, since it may eat away eventually at the silk (but I don't know this from experience, just hypothesizing), better safe than sorry.

Good tip about the bleach and the salt! I use the original formula of Dawn, although I recently washed a Pucci silk dress with one of the new "perfumed" versions, and had no ill effects. Maybe Dawn doesn't contain bleach (?).
 
#45
Ktown and Gina, the powder is called "Terre de Sommieres". Perhaps it will help you Ktwon. I received this tip from a scarf collector I very much admire and trust blindly when it comes to Hermes scarves.
 
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