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How to Wash Your Tencel

NOTE: I have included a word-for-word transcript of this video for those who prefer to read or who are hearing impaired. This transcript is indicative of how I talk, not how I write. So - please be sweet. NOTICE: WHILE TENCEL IS MACHINE WASHABLE, ALWAYS CHECK THE TAGS OF YOUR GARMENTS. THERE MAY BE EMBELLISHMENTS ON THE GARMENT THAT REQUIRE THE PIECE TO BE DRY CLEANED. Hi, everybody. This is Addie with Addie's in Abilene, Texas. Today our video is about Tencel and how you wash it. Now, Tencel is made from wood pulp, so it's a natural fabric. If you're curious how we go from tree to beautiful blouse with Tencel, please go to my website and watch my video called "Tencel: The What? The How? and the Why?". I tell you all about it. But today's video is dedicated to how we wash it. So, because it is a natural fabric, we want to tend to it as naturally as possible, which means -- NO -- don't take it to the dry cleaners. Wash it at home, girls. But I have so many customers who say, "But, Addie, this blouse doesn't feel like Tencel; it feels like silk," or "this feels like suede." And they're insecure about washing it at home. For example, this blouse here. It looks like silk. It feels like silk, but it's Tencel -- totally machine washable. This piece of Tencel is thicker; it's more supple -- still machine washable. This piece of Tencel is a great deal heavier than the first two examples. It's thicker. It feels like suede when you run your fingers across the surface of the fabric -- still machine washable. Now those different fabric ways come from a process called fibrillation that Tencel undergoes, but it doesn't change the fact that it's still just made from wood pulp, that you still want to wash it as naturally as possible --- in your washing machine, cool water, mild detergent, and then hang dry or lay flat to dry. Now the first time you dry it, I recommend you lay it flat to dry, because the first time you wash it, it may shrink 2 to 3 percent. It's a naturally shrink-resistant fabric, but the first time you wash it, there may be a 2 to 3 percent shrinkage. After that, it will never ever shrink again. But lay it out the first time you dry it, and check your seams to see if there's any little puckers. If there are, just tug them a little bit to kind of lay all that back out. When you hang it dry or lay it flat to dry, you'll notice there are wrinkles in the fabric, even if it's a wrinkle-resistant fabric. And you need to iron those out with a warm iron -- not a hot iron, girls. It's wood pulp -- you'll burn it; you'll scorch it -- with a warm iron, or steam it out with a steamer. I recommend that you iron or steam it out when it's still just a little bit damp to kind of give yourself a leg up on those wrinkles. But if you don't, and your garment dries all the way, don't be surprised if your Tencel feels stiff -- almost like a really lightweight cardboard. Don't panic! It's fine! Just spritz it with a little bit of water, and then iron it with your warm iron or steam it out, okay? And you're going to be fine. It will look beautiful on you all day, and it won't wrinkle back up. We love Tencel at Addie's. If you want to know how it's made, again, check my website: www.shopaddies.com. I have some other videos there about some other fabrics we love here. In the meantime, you know we love ya. Thanks so much - from Addie's. Bye.