I use the same method and products @BagArt, I feel much safer washing it myself than trusting it to a dry cleaner. I dry my scarves by draping a towel over my shower door and laying the damp scarf on the towel (ie, "hanging" it by folding it in half over the top of the door). I've had no issues with mis-shaping and the dry time is reasonable. Plus, my cats cannot access the scarf when it is on the door, which is something I would worry about if it was on a flat surface.
Scarves Cleaning and Caring for Hermès Scarves
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I bought this color catcher at the supermarket; there was no Shout color catcher product. Has anyone used this product to handwash silk scarves? The directions do not mention handwashing. I welcome any and all input and advice. Thank you so kindly, dear Scarfies!
this one is just a microfiber towel, ionized to attract any dye that gets into water, see ingredients list
so, for ex, let’s say you have a navy border scarf with white field ... any navy dye that gets into the water will be absorbed by catcher before it gets absorbed by white field turning it bluish ... Good
BUT
the navy dye has still BLED, it will no longer be as vibrant a blue, might be duller
the navy may still come out looking WASHED ie dull like the new WASH scarves
moral of story, unless you want the look of a wash scarf, keep it in the water for as short a time as possible
I really have no experience with this product Karen, I couldn't say if it would work the same as the Shout ones or not. I'm sorry I can't be more informative!
And an anecdote from a recent wash of a navy oldie of mine ...
the water was coming out gray, you might think the scarf was dirty, no, the navy blue looked dishwater gray in the rinse water
so, don’t think you are removing dirt if the water comes out gray, the dye is bleeding, CAREFUL !
the water was coming out gray, you might think the scarf was dirty, no, the navy blue looked dishwater gray in the rinse water
so, don’t think you are removing dirt if the water comes out gray, the dye is bleeding, CAREFUL !
I have used both with success but I am careful to watch the rinse water like a hawk, if it gets dirty, there is bleeding, and I rinse ASAP
never leave scarf unattended in water
with older scarves that are prone to bleeding, I dry them flat on a towel, on the floor ie horizontal
if you dry vertically, then dye can drip down the side of the silk and splotch it
this is particularly true for 30 plus year old scarves , not so much for newer ones , the green dye was a notorious bleeder
Thank you, Cookiefiend. Shout is a cellulose sheet, this one is a microfibre sheet. Neither product says what they are treated with.
Thank you so much, Marietouchet. I appreciate the advice.
you are welcome, I wash mine all the time, but get them out of the water quickly
Marie! Nice to see you. I always dry mine flat as well but even newer ones. I’ve never had an issue hand washing any of my scarves; in fact I have never dry cleaned any of them. Do you think newer ones could be dried vertically?
hi Boston !
Well, people here seem to have done it, I always do horizontal on top of towel, the scarf is dry enough to iron in like 10 min , so my French bulldogs never get a crack at it
i might put towel(s) on the king bed, if it is a big scarf and not enough room on floor
hint , if the dye does not soak well to the scarf backside, as in many new scarves, then it is probably OK to go vertical
but see if you can put towel behind vertical scarf to get it dry faster, just in case
by, old scarf, I recently washed a 1980s 1821, solid cobalt front and back, that cobalt wanted to run badly,
by new scarf, I am thinking cite cavaliere, which is almost white on the backside, much less ink there
Thank you for all the science about Laundress products vs Tenestar. I will change my process. I assume that all these handwash products are still safer than dry cleaners which leave faint chemical smells and always risk improper ironing. In the long run, they are all meant to be worn and won’t last forever. Like a summer day, enjoy the beauty of a fleeting moment
I researched color catchers in general - see Google. The basic principle is the same for all brands. An intuitive explanation...
Putting a catcher of any type in a load of laundry with WHITE undies and NEW blue jeans will prevent the undies from turning blue gray.
The catchers dont prevent the blue jeans from bleeding, but they catch the dye before it gets on the undies (the dye in the water is attracted to the ionized sheet before it gets to the whites). The jeans will still FADE but the undies will stay white.
Putting a catcher of any type in a load of laundry with WHITE undies and NEW blue jeans will prevent the undies from turning blue gray.
The catchers dont prevent the blue jeans from bleeding, but they catch the dye before it gets on the undies (the dye in the water is attracted to the ionized sheet before it gets to the whites). The jeans will still FADE but the undies will stay white.
