Care Instructions for Terry Towelling

Helpful tips for the correct care of your terry products - So that softness lasts longer

Preferably warmer in the beginning

Please note that every product should be washed before first use. On the one hand, this rinses out possible excess colour residues, and on the other hand, it makes the surface denser, thus reducing the risk of threads being pulled. Wash coloured terry towelling from the beginning with mild detergent without optical brighteners and please keep to the recommended temperature of 60 degrees without fail in order to prevent the colours from bleeding. White products keep their bright white best with a full detergent and a temperature of also 60 degrees.

Towels: separating and drying

You should also wash terry towelling as usual - separately for light and dark colours. In the case of dark and strong colours, excess dye can easily be deposited during the first few washes. Do not leave damp terrycloth items on top of each other for a long time, this can also lead to discolouration.

Dosage of detergent: Not too little, not too much

Always dose the detergent according to the manufacturer's instructions. Overdosing can cause detergent residue to settle on the fibers, harden the cotton fibers and fade the colors. Too little detergent also means too little water softening, which also leads to hardening.

More enlightening facts about detergents

Heavy-duty detergents contain bleaching substances and optical brighteners; you should only use these for white terry towelling. For coloured and coloured laundry we recommend mild detergents without optical brighteners (colour detergents). They prevent colour changes and fading of the laundry items, thus terry goods retain the full brilliance of the colours for many years.

Spin: Rather on the low tour

Modern washing machines have many washing programmes. Often a very high spin cycle is already pre-programmed. These high spin speeds cause mechanical abrasion, which puts a lot of stress on the fibres and quickly makes the fabric brittle. The laundry becomes too dry and also creased. In our experience, 900 cycles are quite sufficient. This is gentle on the laundry and saves energy.

Fabric softener: Less is often softer

Fabric softeners make for soft laundry. In principle this is true, but the dose is crucial. Too much fabric softener remains like a film on the cotton fibres, reducing their absorbency and water absorption. The softeners it contains also encourage the formation of lint.

Tip: a tumble dryer ensures particularly beautiful and fluffy soft laundry by trapping air. In principle, you can then do without fabric softener altogether.

Speaking of softening: stiff towelling that has been dried on the heating can be softened again by kneading and rubbing.

Little ABC of fluff

It is normal for new terry towelling to fluff a little at the beginning - especially high-quality and high-pile terry towelling fabrics can initially shed loose fibres. To avoid heavy and persistent fluffing, the material should not rub too much in the washing drum. Mechanical overstressing can be prevented by a well-filled washing drum. From the first wash, please follow the machine manufacturer's recommended load.

Terry in shape

Good, high-quality terry towelling is characterised by the use of particularly fluffy cotton yarns. These are never completely resistant to shrinkage.

Our tip: Stretch both the damp and the later dried terry towelling pieces briefly by hand and pull them into shape. This will help you avoid too much shrinkage.

And: The temperature of your tumble dryer should not be set too high, otherwise the cotton will overheat.

What (not) to do about pulled threads

Helpful tips for the correct care of your bed linen - So that fine things stay beautiful for longer

Laundry care is not an art

But experience helps to avoid mistakes and, above all, to maintain the pleasure of soft, beautiful linen for as long as possible. That's why we have collected and summarised our decades of experience for you.

Basically, what is written in the washing and care instructions of the products is true. Nevertheless, there are one or two subtleties that ensure greater cleanliness and are gentler on the laundry.

Warmer at the beginning

The first wash after purchase should not be done at cold or lukewarm gentle temperature. This is because bright and brilliant colours can "bleed" at low temperatures. At the prescribed washing temperature, the colours remain washfast.

Detergent dosage: The best is what it says on the label.

Always dose the detergent according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you overdose, detergent residue can settle on the fibres, the cotton fibres harden and the colours fade. Too little detergent also means too little water softening, which also leads to hardening.

More enlightening facts about detergents

Full strength detergents contain bleaching substances and optical brighteners, you should only use these for white linens. For coloured and coloured laundry we recommend mild detergents without optical brighteners (colour detergents). They prevent colour changes and fading of the laundry, thus bed linen retains the full brilliance of the colours for many years.

Spin: Rather on the low tour

Modern washing machines have many washing programmes. Often a very high spin cycle is already pre-programmed. These high spin speeds cause mechanical abrasion, which puts a lot of stress on the fibres and quickly makes the fabric brittle. The laundry becomes too dry and also creased. It is then more difficult to iron. In our experience, 900 cycles are quite sufficient. This is gentle on the laundry and saves energy.

Drying has to be learned

Bed linen made of natural fibres (jersey) can shrink quite a bit in a tumble dryer, leading to slight twisting. However, knitted fabrics can be quickly restored to their original shape by pulling them a little when they are damp from ironing. The laundry should never be overdried. When slightly damp, satin is particularly easy to iron and develops its optimum sheen. Many jersey qualities do not require ironing at all. The tumble dryer temperature should never be set too high. Please be sure to follow the sewn-in care labels.

Even stains can be softened

Soiled laundry should not be left lying around for long, but soaked immediately. Aged stains, dried stains and stains caused by washing errors are much more difficult to remove than fresh stains. Heavily tannic, dried stains (e.g. wine or fruit) can even darken and leave unsightly marks.

What (not) to do with threads

If the laundry is turned inside out, the four thread ends of the side safety seams must not be cut off under any circumstances. A thread remnant of at least 1 cm must protrude beyond the corners so that the seam cannot open.

And one more useful thing at the end of the (zipper) process

Closing the zips protects the fastener and prevents other items of laundry from becoming entangled, which would cause the bed linen to warp during the wash cycle. You can also prevent threads from being pulled out of the bed linen.