Washing cashmere

Well, I never thought a thread on washing cashmere could be so funny. Blooming predictive text whitewave! Bit fishy if you ask me.

Oh bb snap!!!

I have quite a few cashmere sweaters. I use Persil silk and wool - in fact I'm here with some at my feet ready to be bunged in on the wool wash, I then dry flatfish on the airer. They always come up beautifully in fact I have some at least 10 years old still as good as new.

Have some m and s ones they are not like the cashmere of old.......I wash in machine on wool cycle using woolite no conditioner..wash inside out ...dry flat usually on line or clothes horse....iron on gentle heat ....I use comb for piling every so often ....I store them in a suitcase in summer....some are 10 years old

I always use Woolite or any other delicate hand wash. Wash gently squeezing in hand hot water. Never rub or wring. Rinse and gently squeeze out excess water, then roll in a towel like making a Swiss roll! Dry flat away from direct heat.
Never use fabric softener as this matts the fibres. I keep my cashmere in a plastic box with a lid to keep the moths away.

Oh Ginny that could be my post, even down to keeping old ones to use as thermal underwear!

I have a few of their cashmere sweaters as they don't irritate my skin like lambs/merino wool and are lovely and warm and last for years. I hand wash them in wool wash detergent from the Co-op range and add fabric conditioner to the final rinse,then dry flat. I also have a cashmere comb to de-pill the sleeves and down the sides where they rub. I've had one of their polo neck sweaters for years and it's my favourite on really cold days. In an 'emergency' when working away from home, I once de-pilled with a velcro hair roller!

I keep some older well-worn ones to wear under loose sweaters for extra cosy warmth.

Your sweater should last for years, but keep away from moths!

Woolite would also be fine. Cashmere is a kind of wool, after all. Hand wash, spin dry or roll up in towels then air dry flat.

Recommendations for special cashmere detergents are just sales ads. You can ignore them.

I just use a small amount of ordinary laundry liquid - always handwash and no fabric conditioner.