Care guide

lucerito items are sewn by hand using fabrics that can be up to 100 years old.

The best way to care for and preserve your lucerito item is to wash it only when necessary - and when you do, to treat it as a delicate.

Cotton

Cotton items can be machine-washed, although hand-washing is always best. They should be washed in cold water always, using a gentle cycle if machine-washing.

If machine-washing, protect your item by using a delicates bag. Wash with similar colours always and avoid fabric softner, as it can dull the fabric.

Avoid tumble drying; instead, line/hang dry your cotton item.

You can iron your cotton item if you’d like, either on the cotton setting or if not available, using steam and high heat.

Wool

Wool items should ideally be hand-washed, although they can be machine-washed using a wool program.

Wool should always be washed in cold temperatures to avoid shrinking. If machine-washing, protect your item by using a delicates bag. Wash with similar colours always.

Use either a wool-specific detergent or a very gentle soap (check the label first as it may signal whether or not the detergent is suitable for wool).

If machine-washing, use no spinning at all, or the most gentle spinning possible. Avoid tumble driers which tend to shrink wool; instead, air dry your item flat.

Avoid dry-cleaning as it may damage and weaken your wool item.

Silk

Silk items should be dry-cleaned. If possible and available to you, seek an eco-friendly dry cleaner as the type of products they use will be less abrasive to the fabric, the environment and your own skin.

You can iron your silk item with high heat and steam, using always a piece of cotton fabric (a kitchen tea towel, for example) between the iron and the silk.