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Corso Vannucci Cashmere

How to care for cashmere.

Cashmere loves water.

Our advice is to wash your garments as often as possible, because cashmere loves water: when wet, the fibres relax, and as they dry they return to their original state. Also, whatever you wear over knitwear should have a smooth surface, without protruding labels or accessories.

That is why it pays to be careful with everyday habits, even the most ordinary ones, as they have a decisive effect on how long your knitwear lasts. For example, avoid carrying pens or hard objects in your pockets, to keep pilling to a minimum.

Hand-washing a pink cashmere sweater
Cashmere comb on a grey sweater

Pilling.

Pilling is the appearance of small “balls of fibre”. It is caused by friction on the very fine surface fibres that work loose from the yarn and tangle together into the little balls known as “pills”.

Pilling is often thought to be a sign of poor quality. In fact, it is a common and perfectly normal characteristic of cashmere and fine wool.

On the label

How to treat your garment.

  • Symbol: hand washHand wash at a maximum temperature of 40 °C.
  • Symbol: do not bleachDo not bleach.
  • Symbol: iron at low temperatureIron at low temperature (maximum 110 °C).
  • Symbol: dry cleanDry clean with solvents other than trichloroethylene, without rubbing.
  • Symbol: dry flatDry flat, away from heat sources. Do not wring or hang.