Can I have 100% linen napkins dry cleaned?
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the more linen is washed, the softer and more luminous it becomes.
Laundering Tips
* Use pure soap or gentle detergent when laundering linens.
* Soap works best in soft water. (In hard water if forms curds that make fabrics dingy and stiff.)
* Launder any stains when fresh. If allowed to set, stains may be impossible to remove at a later date.
* Use oxygen-type bleaches for white linen, instead of chlorine bleaches which can cause yellowing.
* Select a water temperature between warm to hot, depending on the care instructions.
* Place delicate or fringed linens in a pillowcase before putting them into a washing machine.
* Whether hand or machine washing, be sure to rinse the linen item completely in lots of water to remove all soap, detergent and residual soil. This will help to avoid formation of "age spots" which are caused by oxidation of cellulose (linen's primary component).
* Once rinsing and spinning cycles on a washing machine are complete, either line dry the linen items, lay them flat or hang garments - all until slightly damp. Avoid wringing out linen before drying.
* To keep white linens white, try drying them in the sun.
No Need to Dry Clean them. They are natural fibers which handle home washing very well. I always machine wash my linen on a gentle cycle at 40 degrees and dry them on a line. some of my tablecloths were made by my grandmother in her youth and they are as good as new still. its a tough fiber.
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Yes, Its the best way.
Yes, Its the best way.
Yes, it would be the best way since washing them at home might shrink them. I always dry clean them.
that would be your only real option. that or screw them up in the washer. suppose you could hand wash then hang dry. that might work too
Can you imagine a cloth napkin being used over and over again and never being washed becasue it never actually touches water? I wouldn't. Just throw them in the wash or hand wash them if it makes you feel better.
Of course
I would not dry clean them, because they are used around food. You can hand wash them and air dry then press them. You can even wash them in washer with Wool-lite
I have a Valerie Stevens 100% linen white shirt that I use for a beach cover up that I stained with chocolate the first time I wore it. Dry cleaning did not remove the chocolate, so I threw it in the wash with some bleach and hot water. It came out beautifully white and stain free. Since I use it for a beach wrap it has had rust, grease, blood, and pretty much everything you can imagine on it and it continues to come out of the wash beautifully white. I have had to hang it in the sunlight a couple of times to completely eliminate all the stains, but this shirt is still in great condition and only shrunk in the beginning (but not enough to hurt anything). Napkins are easy to iron. I'd wash them. I now wash everything that is linen except if it is lined.