How to maintain sweatshirts and knitted fabrics

 7:52am, 28 June 2025

1. Identification and usage of sweatshirts and fabrics: In recent years, sweatshirts and braided outerwear have accounted for a large part of consumer wardrobes. Sweatshirts are only worn in winter to keep warm, and in summer to keep things warm. It can be made from many different materials, from lint to wool, in style to novel complex styles. Braids can be easily distinguished from their ring-formed structure. Once it is identified as a woven clothing, you must take care of it as carefully as indicated in the maintenance label.

Problems and Responsibilities: Due to the different types of fibers, sweatshirts and garments may be affected by various problems, including stretching, shrinking, wool while wearing or cleaning. Therefore, it is very important to check the clothes clearly at the counter to see if they will damage the clothes when cleaning.

2. Identification and usage of foam cups and shoulder pads: Because of design, style or other purposes, many clothes have shoulder pads and foam cups. They may exist in the form of polyurethane foam in the non-textile bat layer or the outer layer of the fabric, or may be cotton thread or polyester. The cover of the shoulder pad is usually made of artificial materials or the same material as the clothing. Foam cups are often used to enhance the stability and firmness of women's clothing, especially wedding dresses and other formal outfits. The foam cup can be sewn on clothes, placed in pockets, and stick to its own stickable material.

Problems and Responsibilities:

1. The foam used to make shoulder pads or foam cups usually fades when exposed to dry cleaning solvents. Similar stains can cause the foam to decompose and rot over time. This damage is usually accumulated and will not appear after a long time.

2. During dry cleaning, the clothes will be deformed, just like wrinkles caused by foam decomposition. When the foam decomposes, powdery or gravel residues will appear.

3. The materials of some foam cups are soluble in certain solvents, and when they are immersed in the dry cleaning solvent, the materials will soften or even decompose.

4. The dissolved material will seep out through the surface of the clothes, making the clothes fade and hard. This damage is accumulated and becomes more severe due to the increase in cleaning times.

5. For lighter or transparent fabrics, damage is usually more obvious at the shoulder seams of clothes. During the cleaning process, a large amount of solvent will remain in the shoulder pads. As the weight increases, the shoulder pads will detach from the outer layer of the fabric.

6. The shoulder pads will also be distorted and displaced. This damage is directly related to the structure. If the shoulder pad is sewn inappropriate, it will easily displace and aggravate deformation.