| g for your garments is a vital necessity, and when you | | | | 5. The embroidered fabric should be ironed inside out |
| add into the equation embroidered fabric, the proper | | | | with the iron never touching the area directly. This can |
| laundering is extremely important to negate puckering | | | | also be accomplished with a cotton cloth or towel |
| and other effects that can be detrimental to your | | | | placed between the hot iron and your garment. This |
| garments. Laundering can be as easy as cleaning at | | | | will insure the integrity of the garment and reduce |
| home, or you can choose to take your garments to a | | | | discoloration or burns. |
| professional dry cleaner. However, even the | | | | 6. If colors happen to bleed, and you are stuck with |
| professional dry cleaner must take precautions when it | | | | embroidery that has streaks of color, you can rinse in |
| comes to embroidery on any type of material whether | | | | lukewarm water then change to cold water. When the |
| it is silk, cotton, canvas, polyester, or any other types of | | | | rinse water comes out clear, you can be assured you |
| popular materials utilized today. | | | | have removed the colors and will reduce bleeding of |
| 1. Avoid those prep-spotting chemicals which include | | | | the embroidery as well. |
| sprays, sticks, and other such agents. These can be | | | | 7. Of importance is the fact that if you do wash the |
| harsh on your embroidery and patches. If you have a | | | | embroidery by hand that you do not try wringing out |
| stain, try brushing lightly with a soft toothbrush and | | | | the embroidery. This will twist the threads and hurt the |
| warm water directly before the laundering cycle. | | | | integrity of your embroidery area. |
| 2. Do not presoak the garment. This can degrade the | | | | Embroidery is a beautiful concept and can be |
| integrity of the fabric as well as the thread. Instead of | | | | wonderful addition to your work wear. Knowing how |
| presoaking, wash your laundry as soon as you get | | | | to launder your garments is an important part of |
| home rather than allow stains and spots time to set | | | | owning beautiful embroidery. Of important note is the |
| permanently. | | | | fact that the garment label does not cover the special |
| 3. Wash in cold water, and always use the delicate | | | | customization or personalization. The manufacturers |
| cycle. The agitation of your washing machine can be | | | | label covers the garment itself, and if you have |
| dangerous to your garments and the embroidered | | | | customization, you should be sure that you know how |
| fabric. The delicate cycle is, indeed, generally enough to | | | | to launder the garment with new instructions. |
| launder most garments. | | | | Embroidered fabric needs special care. Using care is |
| 4. Use a mild detergent and never use a bleaching | | | | going to insure the threads old tight, and that the colors |
| agent. Discoloration is a major key to the downfall of | | | | do not bleed. This will save you considerable money |
| many a good garment. Even those color-safe | | | | since you will not have to replace the garment sooner |
| bleaches can prove detrimental to your special | | | | than expected. |
| garments. | | | | |