Artículo: How to Wash Linen Clothing
How to Wash Linen Clothing
The real answer is: it depends on the quality of the linen, the quality of the die and the quality of the manufacturing process. All three vary GREATLY across brands and around the world.
We never even thought about this, until we saw that "how to wash a linen shirt" was a very popular google search. ISABELLA V. French linen is made from the finest quality flax and treated with finest quality die. But the goodness does not stop there. Our linen has been prewashed over 200 times to prevent any further shrinking. This type of linen is only found in three places in the world: Northern France, Ireland and Belgium. It is our mission to bring back the old artisan ways to fashion. We wrote a little article about the unique geography of Northern France and why it is so good for making great linen.
You might be appalled to know that we just throw our linen clothing in the washer dryer. It comes out just fine even after many many cycles. We like to take it out of the dryer before it is completely dry, so that it can be hung out to remove the wrinkles.
So, if you want to know our secret about washing ISABELLA V. finest French linen, it is: don't worry and be happy!
Beware, if your linen is not of the highest quality - your results may vary!