Silk is a luxurious addition to your bedding, and caring for it properly ensures it maintains its softness and luster over time. While it’s natural to feel a bit apprehensive about washing such delicate fabric, fear not! With the right approach, you can keep your Basbousi silk pillowcase looking and feeling as luxurious as the day you got it.
How to Hand Wash Silk: Step-by-Step Instructions
The safest way to wash delicate silk at home is to hand wash it. Follow the step-by-step instructions below on how to hand wash silk.
Step 1: Fill a basin with cool water
Take a basin or use the sink and fill it with lukewarm to cold water. Submerge the garment.
Step 2: Add a few drops of detergent for delicates
Mix in a few drops of gentle detergent and use your hand to stir it into the solution.
Step 3: Soak the garment
Leave the item to soak for three minutes.
Step 4: Agitate the item in the water
Use your hands and plunge the garment up and down in the water gently to remove any dirt.
Step 5: Rinse in cold water
Take the garment out and get rid of the dirty water. Rinse the item under cold water till it runs clear and all the soap has been washed out.
Step 6: Absorb excess water with a towel
Use a towel to soak up the moisture from your silk garment, but don’t rub or agitate the item.
Step 7: Hang the garment to dry
Place the item on a hanger or a drying rack and leave to dry out of the way of direct sunlight.
