Care of Faux Silk Garments
Care of Fuax Silk Fabric: General Precautions
- Fuax Silk or Imitation Silk Fabrics is the silk fabrics made from polyester 100%. Some fuax silk fabrics are also mixed with cotton yarns. The polyester silk fabrics needs to avoid heat which will damage the polyesters and melt the surface fabrics.
- Avoid drying silk in direct sunlight as sunlight for a prolonged period will damage the silk fabric
- Hand washing silk is our recommended mode of cleaning silk. Almost all silk can be hand washed.
- If you have hard water, you may wish to first add a spoonful of borax to the washing water
- Use normal temperature water on washing. Avoid using hot or warm water.
- Soaking silk for any more than a few minutes should be avoided
- Do not use harsh detergents that contain bleaches or brighteners
- Do not wring or twist; roll in towel to extract water
- We recommend hand washing silk, even those garments labeled safe for machine washing
- If, however, you do wish to machine wash silk, please use Delicate Cycle and mild detergent.
- Use the shortest spin cycle
- In a top-loading machine, we strongly recommend using a mesh bag for extra protection (this step would not be necessary in a front-loading machine)
- Do not drying machine as this may damage the polyester silk.
- Always separate your colors
- Hang silk garments to dry. The silk garment will hold its shape
- As with any fine fabric, never use direct sunlight to dry silk clothing.
- We do not recommend drying silk in a clothes dryer since it can damage silk in two ways: (1) excessive temperature and heat dulls the silk fabric and may also shrink it; (2) friction with the dryer drum might cause yarn breaks or white streaks
- The best way is to dry under roofs with hangers. Drying by wind is the best way.
- The silk fabric used in our garments is guaranteed to be pre-shrunk. After hand painting, every garment goes through an elaborate process to ensure color fastness
- Need to use the moderate or less of heat when ironing.
- Do not wet locally as this may cause rings
- Too much heat can dull, pucker, or burn silk fabric
- Most wrinkles in silk can be removed by hanging the garment in the bathroom during a shower. Let humidity do the ironing for you!