Care guide
To make sure your Zweiherzig pieces – whether kimono, towel or bathrobe – stay with you for a long time, they need a little attention. It isn't much, because cotton is easy-going. But there are a few things you should know.
Before first use
Wash your new piece once before using it for the first time. Cotton swells slightly during the first wash, the colours settle, and the fabric feels even softer afterwards.
Washing
Temperature: Machine wash towels and bathrobes at 40 °C – that's enough for clean, hygienic results. Please wash kimonos cold or at 30 °C on a wool cycle with a low spin – this keeps the muslin and the hand print beautiful for longer.
Gentle cycle: If your machine has a gentle or easy-care cycle, feel free to use it. It's kinder to the weave.
Detergent: A mild colour detergent without bleach and without fabric softener. Please no fabric softener – it leaves a film on the fibres and reduces the absorbency of towels.
Loading: Ideally wash our pieces together with other cotton textiles of a similar colour. During the first 2–3 washes, some excess dye may run – this is normal for hand-woven natural products.
Drying
Do not tumble dry. Not even on a low setting. The bubble weave doesn't like the heat and friction of a dryer – the small bobbles can come loose.
Instead: let them air-dry, ideally on a washing line or a clothes horse. In warm weather, the towels dry within a few hours.
Sun is fine, but not for hours in the blazing midday sun – prolonged UV exposure will fade any cotton over time.
Ironing
If needed, iron on setting 2 (medium heat, with a little steam). Most of our towels don't need ironing, though – the bubble look should stay lively.
For bathrobes and kimonos: iron on the reverse side or with a thin cotton cloth in between – this protects the texture.
What the bubble weave doesn't like
- Sand and gravel: Save your bubble pieces for the bathroom, spa, pool and sun lounger. On rough surfaces, the small bobbles can come undone.
- Friction against sharp edges: hook-and-loop fastenings, zips, rough laundry baskets – please avoid.
- Hot tumble dryers, as mentioned.
Stains
Fresh stain: rinse with cold water, then wash as normal.
Stubborn stain: apply gall soap to the stain, leave it for half an hour, then wash. This works for most organic stains (oil, sauces, make-up).
Better not: bleach or stain removers containing chlorine – they destroy the colours.
In general
Our towels and kimonos are handcrafted pieces. Small irregularities in the weave or colour are not flaws but characteristics. Every piece is a little different – and that's exactly how it should be.
Do you have a care question that isn't answered here? Write to us: office@zweiherzig.com.
