Wearing Abaya everyday but don’t know how to take care of them?
While storing your abayas, it is crucial that you treat your new pieces with special care to maintain their color, quality and lengthen their wardrobe lifespan. To avoid wearing them out or damaging them to the point of no return, We have got you covered with some insider tips and essential guide to keeping your abayas brand new.
Washing your Abayas!!
Machine washing
It is common to wash your colored fabrics separately from your whites and blacks when washing in the machine to ensure that it doesn’t ruin other fabrics or discolor its own. There are also instructions as per what type of fabric you are using. Some fabrics require warm water for washing some require normal cold water.
As for the Abayas they are delicate fabrics, therefore, the washing machine also needs to be on delicate cycle.Moreover, You should not use overly warm water as that can damage the abayas causing shrinkage or loosening of stitches or discoloration.
Hand Washing
Hand washing is not as harsh as machine washing hence many abayas can be hand washed as ordinary clothing. However there are some basic things to keep in mind such as:
- Soak your abaya for just 10 mins in water before washing.
- Cold water is recommended, however, do also check the labels incase they indicate washing with warm water.
- Using hard or soft cleaning brush to rub is not recommended. It might make the washing process easy but it will cause damage to your abaya mostly causing noticeable wrinkles.
- For delicate work on abayas like embroidery, don’t rub too much as embroideries can get ruined.
Detergents to use
The most important factor to remember is that Abayas are delicate hence, never use hard detergent to wash them. Pick mild detergents to wash your delicate abayas. Also remember, for dark color abayas, try using suitable detergents to avoid discoloration.
Inside Out Washing
Recently, people are prompted to wash their clothes inside out. For abayas as well, follow the inside out washing to prevent damages to the textures of the fabric.
Drying your Abaya
For abayas, always avoid drying in the machine. Extreme heat is never good as it will further shrink the fabric. Eventually, it might also lose color. Go for air dry after you wrung it. Don’t squeeze, twist or knead them too much to wrench out water as it can stretch the fabric and loosen up the stitches. Also, don’t dry your abaya in direct sunlight as that can also lead to discoloration.
Ironing your Abaya
Low heat is the best while ironing your abaya. Follow the inside out technique to iron as well. Avoid exposing your abaya to extreme heat, especially with embellished (such as sequins, beads and threads) and embroidered abayas.
Storing your Abaya
Don’t just toss your abaya in the wardrobe. Also don’t hang them on wire hangers or hangers made with thin plastic as might lead to the abayas losing shape. Use velvet hangers to hang them properly without the abaya losing its shape. Like this, you wont even require to iron your abaya to wear again.
Follow this guide and be ready to look glamorous everyday. The best of modest beauty you can be in this stunning and most popular Islamic clothing attire for women.