Small questions thread

[kbi]

tips on hotels in london?

[BBYY]

Does silk shrink in hot water ?

[kanne]

Does silk shrink in hot water ?

Probably, but I would definitely hand-wash the garment since silk is quite delicate and a machine wash could destroy the fabric.
If you want to shrink it, maybe try leaving it in the sun to dry and putting it in the dryer afterwards?

[Ivans On High]

Is there a website with a schedule for major webstore sale times? I'm specifically looking for LVR...

[lowrey]

Probably, but I would definitely hand-wash the garment since silk is quite delicate and a machine wash could destroy the fabric.
If you want to shrink it, maybe try leaving it in the sun to dry and putting it in the dryer afterwards?

leaving silk in the sun is pretty terrible advice, depending on the type of silk it may cause discoloration or fading.

as for shrinking, it also depends entirely on the type of silk. some will not shrink at all, others might.

[kanne]

Well, I was curious myself so I googled real quick and found this, but I guess that's not the best website to rely on with advertisement for vagina tightening cream on the side... Sorry.

[lowrey]

yea the advice there seems quite random. silk, like any other material, comes in many forms. some type of silk will not shrink at all, and some will probably be damaged by heat.

the advice on that site to throw just any sort of polyester garment into a hot dryer is equally bad

[bestial]

did we ever come to a conclusion about raw silk? it was discussed in the washing thread. IIRC it was said that raw silk shouldn't be put i water due to the fact that it was raw and hadn't been exposed to water in the process of making the garment?

[flux]

Does silk shrink in hot water ?

Most of the times..yes.

You should rather hand wash the silk garment in cold water, use a specific silk detergent (the one that is for wool and silk) and gently move the garment in the water, not to rub it too much. After about 10 minutes, gently squeeze the excess water out and dry it flat on a towel for example.

Or just dry clean it.

If you throw a silk garment in the regular wash (hot water and wrong detergent) it might shrink, the fibers might get rough, and the garment might lose color unevenly. I know because I've accidentally done that once to a black silk garment. Let's just say I've learned my lesson to check the laundry basket more carefully after that little incident...

[rider]

i'm sure this has been posted before and to most of you its probably second nature but for a newbie, how do i remove the label under construction screw tag? TIA

[magic]

screwdriver, unloose one of the tiny screw will do^ beware of the silver wire as it might caught onto the fabric.

[Pontifex]

not sure if this is the right thread, but here goes:

1) I'm visiting Berlin in two weeks time. Is the Berlin shopping map moderately updated (i know darklands have mooved...)?

2) Does any shop in Berlin stock Guidis?

[lowrey]

Should be accurate apart from Darklands moving. See http://scoute.org/travel/berlin

Aside from Darklands, Andreas Murkudis stocks Guidi

[BBSCCP]

who in europe stocks chin teo rings?

[Pontifex]

thanks lowrey!