How to Make a Sherpa Blanket Fluffy Again

abril 23, 2022 Publicar un comentario

The thing almost liking nice things and not existence able to afford to replace said overnice things is you gotta learn how to have care of your things. I've been taking care of my clothes since I started ownership my own wearing apparel (when I was like, xiv?). There'southward a reason my shoes, bags, and clothes look like new for years.

Aside: I used to loovveee cashmere. I've sinced learned that cheap cashmere is a waste matter of time and money. Information technology'south cheap because the fibres are shorter, therefore will pill more easily, and volition mat. College quality cashmere won't mat, and will resist pilling for longer, because the fibres are longer and woven farther into the garment. Investing in some good textile shampoo (I like the ones from the Laundress) is worth information technology. Conventional detergents are as well harsh. Unless you're cleaning oil spills from your nice clothes, something a niggling more gentle is always a expert idea. The more you know :p

More recently the most difficult natural fibre to maintain has been the fluff off bloo'southward back. That'south worth a whole 'nother postal service. People always remark at how soft she is and I'thousand thinking, "yes, that would be her fine, fine, hair that amercement by the gentlest breeze of hot wind." 😑

Anyways!

For Christmas this yr, I got the robe of my dreams. I didn't know it existed, but my bestie constitute information technology for me! I swear information technology is not possible to accept a more than perfect robe.

It'due south and so warm, I've abased working from the nest of a heated blanket. I don't even article of clothing my Canada Goose out in subzero temperatures to apace have the dog out. Downwards to my ankles and fluffy as hell. Information technology's the dreamiest.

Except I wear this dang thing and so much that it needs to exist washed because spills happen. Chocolate happens.

Later a couple of washes I noticed that the simulated sherpa fleece was matting and exposing the material underneath. My robe! Information technology'southward too young to starting time balding! And so with some experimentation I have found the perfect method to refluff my dear robe.

Tools of the trade:

Nosotros have from left to right: A Tangle Teezer, a slicker brush, and clothes brush.

The one that worked best was the Tangle Teezer, which is great news for yous considering it's also the cheapest of my brushes. The slicker brush was recommended from a Google search, but the fleece was too delicate for it. Information technology might be better for reviving a more conventional fleece. The wearing apparel brush was good, but I found the bristles drew out mini fibres that are going to mat together very easily. Furthermore, upon inspection, this faux sherpa trim is really looped onto the bankroll material, and then whatsoever dragging motion will slowly destroy it. Additionally, I'thou very wary of using such a harsh brush because a lot of the matting comes from little surface fibres snagging together, and whatever broken fibres will only exacerbate the matting.

STEP 1

I done the robe in cold h2o, on the delicate cycle of my HE front loading washer. I used Method's 8x full-bodied detergent in lavendar and cedar.

Stride 2

As soon as I took information technology out from the washer, I took a Tangle Teezer to the fleece. When fibres are wet they tend to be more elastic, and then volition exist more pliant to fluffing. Using gentle circular motions with the tip of the Tangle Teezer, I loosened upward the fibres. I started by pressing harder to get the "deeper" spots, and gently relieved pressure as I moved away from the textile bankroll, as if drawing the fibres outward. Sometimes shaking the castor side to side in a spot is great for loosening upwards larger clumps.

STEP 3

To get the fleece really fluffy, lift and move the castor over merely a ane/4″ each fourth dimension. Considering the size of the matted clumps are only nearly i/2″ wide, you want to exist able to get into each clump a couple times.

Before and afterward cuff comparison: