Hi Parthenope! I was encouraged to try washing it after reading the thread about the same subject. I posted on there about how I did it but there are many useful tips from others more expert than me there too. I just kept my eyes peeled for any colour release into the water and as soon as I saw any colour at all in the water, whop! I pulled it out. I felt I had nothing to lose as I wasn't going to wear it if it wasn't clean. Good luck!
Scarves Cleaning and Caring for Hermès Scarves
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Sorry Parthenope, in my haste I didn't realise that this WAS that very thread - been a long day and past midnight here! Let me know how it goes. ☺
Hi Pautinka, I did it. And it's turned out brilliantly! So thank you for inspiring and encouraging me. I bought some colour catcher sheets (never heard of them before but they were recommended on this thread) and washed it in lukewarm water with a little bit of wool wash. I was pretty nervous but as soon as I got it in the water I realised it was surprisingly robust, not half as delicate as I had imagined. I rolled it in a towel and dried it flat.
There's been no colour run, the smell is gone and so is a greasy mark on the border. Best of all, it feels a lot softer than before -- when it arrived I wondered for a moment whether it was authentic as it was so stiff. Everything else was right: the colour, the pattern, the hem etc but it felt totally unlike my other vintage scarf which is very soft. Now that it's been washed I feel much happier about it all round! It's got a few yellow age spots and a pulled thread but other than that Ingrid is in pretty good shape for her 47 years! I'll take a piccie tomorrow in the daylight to post.
Toodle pip,
Parthenope.
There's been no colour run, the smell is gone and so is a greasy mark on the border. Best of all, it feels a lot softer than before -- when it arrived I wondered for a moment whether it was authentic as it was so stiff. Everything else was right: the colour, the pattern, the hem etc but it felt totally unlike my other vintage scarf which is very soft. Now that it's been washed I feel much happier about it all round! It's got a few yellow age spots and a pulled thread but other than that Ingrid is in pretty good shape for her 47 years! I'll take a piccie tomorrow in the daylight to post.
Toodle pip,
Parthenope.
I use the laundress and like it
Heard from h SA that shampoo works just add well
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Heard from h SA that shampoo works just add well
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That's excellent! I am really happy for you and I know you will feel much better about wearing it now. I had to wash my brand new Panthera Pardus after just one wear as it got foundation on it.(Grrrr!) It went very, very soft. I was asking my SA about washing them just last week and he was horrified when I said I had washed not just one, but two!! However, when I said that I was surprised at how soft a brand new scarf went compared to a 49-year old one he said it is probably the amount of colours used which determine stiffness, as well as sizing. The Panthera only has a few colours so there is a lot of "clean" silk. My older scarf is covered in colour so has more dye to keep it stiff. Makes sense, I guess. He was even more horrified when I said I may starch it.....so horrified that I don't think I will try! 😁😁😁 Enjoy wearing your newly fresh beauty!
Wish I had known this earlier before I had a friend haul the laundress all the way from NYC
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Yours probably smells nicer! Apparently baby shampoo is safe to use because hair is protein, like silk. That's what clinched the decision for me! 😊
Just a caution. It looks like the scarf you washed didn't have a contrast hem? That's where I ran into a problem. I used extremely gentle shampoo in a pinch right before my vacation. I had color run from the black hem onto the white scarf. I was able to salvage it with a lot of work. Now I won't use anything but the laundress. You can buy it online from their site or the container store.
Thank you dear for pointing this out. I don't think mine was and I practically never left it to soak in the solution. It was my first wash so I was extremely cautious
Thb it didn't smell of anything after the wash lol I sniffed so hard to pick up any trace of smell.
However their crossover with le labo was very nice. I do our beddings and towels with it
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It depends on the scarf for me. Twillies or pocket squares tend to get washed more often, especially if I've had them on a purse. Others I wash if I get something on them or if is a nice breezy day and I have a couple that need freshening up. Moderation is my policy. I try not to over care or under care for them.
