IN WASHING JUMPERS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 74, 28 March 1930, Page 15

IN WASHING JUMPERS

SOME USEFUL ADVICE The pretty woollen jersey or jumper is such a familiar garment nowadays that practically every wardrobe owns one or more, says an English writer. ' It may eomo from tho looms-of Bonnie Scotland —the home of superfine woollies; it may be of exclusive Angora or filmy Shetland wool; its texturo may be the supple smoothness of jersey cloth, or it may be handknitted —and fashion experts foretell n revival of the handknitted jumper this winters Of whatever type, it has frequently to face the perils of. tho, washtub, where without due care it will shrink and stretch, and show its resentment at ; every false touch. The chief thing. in washing knitted or woven jumpers and coats is to uso fairly cool soapy water, and to avoid all rubbing and wringing. Both the'washing and the rinsing waters should be of even temperature, and the soap (cither good laundry soap melted, or a reliable brand of soap flakes) should be dissolved in the water before the garment is irat in. -Squeeze the: dirt out of the wool using gentle pressure and keeping the, article well bunched together in the water, and when lifting out of the basin or tub oi- from one water to another.be ■careful.not to. drag or stretch1 the fabric. Eaise it in a compact bundle, and when rinsed place on the draining board. Press the water out—never wring-—and on no account hang tho article up to dry.-.-*.;.. '..; .-• 801 l tho garment without stretching if- in a dry towel, and-, leave; it "'for a while; or, better still, Jay it.'between two towels and fold into a neat parcel. Place on a flat surface and pound gently but firmly with your'hands "(it'can also be done, on the floor .with your feet and is less tiring). This, extracts all superfluous moisture. ■ After some minutes undo the parcel, take;put the,garment, and shake gently to ..Turing up the. surfaco wool. Before .washing any jumper it is wise to draw its exact- size and shape on a large Shoot of paper. Now is the time to lay it ilat on tin.l--table on a. towel, and ,to .compare- its' shape with t! j , paper, 'pattern. Gently1 pull into line at any place- whero it seems to have altered and leave- to dry. ■ ; :. ■■ ,■ The laundrj- expert suggests''thfe'following treatment for. knitted, or crocheted articles.- "If; stretching-, appears to have occurred, wrinklo up the article, after getting the correct shape so that it is tidily massed. Leave to dry. By this means either knitting or.crochet will often resume its "■■original-size. Press very lightly after th'q article, is dry. On no account should the iron be rubbed over the fabric." Woven woollies are best ironed-on the.right side, but haud-knitted woollies on the. .-wrong side. Some girlal get excellent results by drying their jumpers' and. cardigans out of doors in a cloth or on: a shcV-t as follows:—By ono mothod tho garment is drawn into ahapeand is''then gathered into a soft bundle and put into a roomy bag of loosely, woven, edtton material. The bag is then hung ou the line, in a shady place in tho wind. Another method is to pull the. article into shnpo gently, and to tack or pih!lt in position on to a s-tout piece of sheeting or towelling. The sheeting is then pegged to two clothes.lines, or.fastened witii tapes to the backs .of two chairs, so tjhat the garment lies securely on its sheeting bed while it drys in the air. This method is much bettdr than lying tho sheeting ou the grass when it might either blow about or be walked over by stray dogs or cats. . ■ : ,