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I first tried oncashmerewhile working at Ann Taylor in college.
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What Is Cashmere?
Cashmere is wool sourced from cashmere and pashmina goatsmainly in China, Mongolia, and Iran.
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Can You Machine Wash Cashmere?
Still, there are exceptions to this rule in the form of machine-washable cashmere.
“Moths eat microscopic particles of skin on clothes,” designer and eponymous brand founderOlivia von Halletells Byrdie.
PureCash, however, may be hung.
It’s the little things that make the difference over time."
Dont Over-Wash It
Cashmere doesn’t need a wash after every wear.
“It’s recommended that you wash it approximately every four wears.”
If you get a stain on yourcashmere piece, spot-treating can easily do the trick without a complete wash.
When hand-washing a cashmere piece, avoid soaking it too long (the max should be 30 minutes).
Also, when removing the access water, never wring it out.
What I do instead is roll my pieces up like a burrito and gently press the water out.
“The gravity from hanging can pull it out of place,” she explains.
