VIDEO: Cleaning felt placemats
Felt placemats require special care, otherwise they can no longer be used. Never clean felt with aggressive chemical stain removers. They attack and damage the material so that your placemats felt out.
Cleaning placemats made of natural wool
- Crumbs and leftover food can simply be wiped off the felt with a fine brush. Be careful not to press too hard on the material, otherwise it will become rough and fluffy.
- To wash Always remove coarse soiling on your felt placemats by hand in a washing tub. Use a wool detergent or another agent that is suitable for natural substances.
- Do not rub the felt against each other while washing, this too can lead to the fabric becoming matted.
Coarse soiling on felt
- Stubborn dirt can often not be removed by a simple one Hand wash remove. In this case, wash the felt placemats at a maximum of 30 degrees Washing machine. Don't spin. Use a wool detergent for this cleaning too.
- Felt is a tightly woven fabric that humidity stores and dries hard. Therefore, lay the placemats straight on a kitchen towel and turn the placemats over after a day. Before doing this, pull the placemats into the correct shape.
- Alternatively, you can use the felt in the dryer dry, but only for a few seconds, otherwise the material will become matted and shrink. Remember that felt made from pure natural fibers, such as sheep's wool, horse hair and goat hair, felt more slowly and is more robust than felt made from a wool-plastic mixture.
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