care

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At jaggery we promote a conscious approach to laundry care.

We believe the better you take care of your knitwear, the longer it will last.

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WASHING ~We recommend using natural soaps and washing liquids that are made from organic and natural ingredients.

They are gentle on your/your family's skin and gentle on the environment as 100% biodegradable.

The synthetic ingredients, chemical enzymes and optical brighteners in conventional laundry products can damage the yarn and leave it feeling dry and looking dull.

We recommend you to wash them by hand. If washing your jaggery woollens by hand please make sure the water temperature for the wash and rinse stays the same to avoid shrinkage and felting.

You can also wash them on a cold 20degree machine wool programme but this is at your own risk as often knitwear washed in the machine will shrink more than if washed by hand and there again, especially for woollens, please make sure your machine washes and rinses at the same temperature and doesn't spin more than 400 times. Roll up wet knitwear in a towel to absorb excess water, then dry flat.

Never soak hand knits & do not expose them to direct sunlight during the drying process. 

Stains are best spot cleaned by gently dabbing the stain with lukewarm water & add a drop of natural soap into the water if required.

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PILLING ~ Pilling does occur on softer untreated wool & alpaca and organic cotton yarns. It is part & parcel and a natural result of wearing and living in a natural fibre. All our yarns are plastic and silicone free (confetti no waste vest exempt). The best and most gentle way to remove pilling is by picking the little pills off by hand. A good quality electric pilling remover works for the highland wool yarns, gently hovering the device over a flattened knit, not pressing into it / pilling removers are not recommended on the boucle or alpaca yarns. Please do not over use pilling removers as this could damage the knit. The yarns we use have a special wild yet soft way so if you care for them gently and allow them to settle you will love living in them forever.

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MENDING ~ Over time some pieces might need a little mending. We love to use odd colours when mending little holes or tears adding a special & very personal touch to your so loved jaggery piece.

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LOOSE YARN ENDS / IRREGULAR YARNS ~ This can happen with hand knitted items as our knitters need to 'hide' loose threads as they knit and a ball or cone of yarn finishes. It is not like on full machine knits where the yarn just keeps flowing during the knitting process, so loose ends can pop their heads up with wear. It is a normal occurrence in hand knitted pieces. Gently push or pull any loose ends into the middle of the knit with a dull needle. do not cut any loose yarns.

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HANDLOOM & LINEN ~ it is best to wash your jaggery handlooms & linens either by hand or on a max 400 rpm spin cold wool wash programme. always using a mild/natural detergent. always wash separate. do not soak. do not bleach. do not tumble dry. iron on reverse. keep out of direct sunlight during the drying process. make sure your washing liquid does not contain optical brighteners

after washing changes in colour or appearances (patches, lines, etc …) may be noticed in the weave. They are a natural part of naturally dyed handwoven fabrics and are a natural occurrence & everything we love in working with these natural materials & dyes. It is a beautiful process of how natural fabrics age & wear.

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Please feel free to get in touch if you have any other questions regarding the care of your jaggery pieces.

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love them xx care for them xx make them last xx

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