How to wash and take care of our fibers?

Our fibers are 100% natural, and for this reason, your garments require a little extra care so they can last for a long time. Make sure to carefully follow the care instructions provided for each fiber:

	CARE
	Wash	Dry	Iron
The Wool The Petite Wool The Pima Cotton The Wave The Baby Alpaca The Bling Bling Yarn Finita Yarn Touch me Mohair Bamboo The Recycled Yarn Mixed Yarn Merifine The Fuzzy Yarn Ecolana The Twist and Shout Linen The Double Trouble Yarn The Squishy Yarn Happy Chain Yarn XXXL Wool (discontinued) Fabric Yarn (discontinued) The Meripaca (discontinued)
The Meriwool	or
The Tape

For more details, check out our blog: WAK PIMA COTTON CARE or TIPS FOR WASHING YOUR WE ARE KNITTERS WOOL AND COTTON CLOTHES

Meaning:

	Symbol	Meaning
Wash		Hand wash Use cold water and a pH neutral soap. We do not recommend machine washing for any of our wool or cotton fabrics (except for our Merino Superwash Wool).
		Wash at or below 30ºC Merino Superwash Wool is the only of our wool fabrics that we endorse machine care for. Use a pH neutral soap and wash your item separately on the delicate cycle: HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MERIWOOL
Dry		Do not wring
		Dry flat This will help to avoid any loss of shape or deformation.
		Do not tumble dry Dryers use high heat and rapid motion to dry clothes, which ruin delicate fibers such as wool. Putting any wool items in the dryer can cause them to shrink and pill.
Iron		Iron at low temperature (max. 110ºC) Woolen garments can be ironed at very low temperatures, laying a cloth between the garment and the iron, but we don’t recommend doing so unless absolutely necessary. Follow our care instructions and you'll only have to use it for blocking your garment.
		Do not iron

Other tips:

We recommend that you do not wash your garments too often. It is best to avoid washing your wool garments until it is completely necessary. For example, if you get it stained, it's best to spot treat the stain with a bit of water and gentle soap instead of washing the whole garment. Wool is a breathable material which doesn't retain odor if it's ventilated properly, perhaps if you'd like to get rid of odor you can either hang your garment in a well ventilated area with natural light or lightly steam it with your iron (with no cleaning products), this should do the trick and will extend the life of your garment.

This way, you will avoid pills from appearing, although it is possible that with time and use, some may appear. To remove pills, we recommend using a felting needle: push pills back into the garment instead of cutting them. This will help to maintain the overall quality of your garment.

If you notice that your clothes shed, this is something normal, since our wool does not contain any synthetic fiber. In addition, many of our fibers (such as Big Wool, Petite Wool, The Wave, Meriwool, Bling Bling Yarn) are made from a single ply and so they are slightly more vulnerable to shedding. Remember also to avoid as much as possible to undo your project while working as it tends to weaken the fiber.

To maintain your clothes in good condition, we also advise you to protect them from jewelry, to avoid wearing them over and under clothing that includes buttons, zippers, or any other accessory that may get caught in the wool and damage it.

Finally, we recommend you to keep your knitted projects together in a separate area of ​​your closet to avoid mixing them with the rest of your clothes and take the risk of damaging them.

Remember also not to hang them so to avoid stretching and deformation.