A1 Dupatta is actually a stylish canvas of culture, style, and tradition. With the varieties of fabrics that dupattas come in, they need special care to look fresh and beautiful. Whether hand-washed or machine-washed, proper care for your dupattas is the way to go. So, here's an all-inclusive guide: the washing methods for ten different types of dupatta fabrics.
Silk Dupatta
- Handwashed
Step: take a basin with cold water, add a mild detergent. Soak the dupatta and swirl gently without rubbing.
Rinsing: Rinse in cold running water until soap is removed.
Drying: On clean towel till water is dried out of it. Then hang to dry out in cool dappled shade not to direct sun.
- Machine Washed
Process: In case the label allows, put the dupatta in a mesh laundry bag. Use cold water with delicate cycle with mild detergent.
Drying: Air dry. Do not dry in the dryer. Hang and dry.
2. Chiffon Dupatta
- Hand Washing:
Process: Soak in cold water and a few drops of gentle detergent. Gently agitate and do not scrub.
Rinsing: Rinse in cold water until clean.
Drying: Place flat on a towel and roll up, let it dry.
- Machine Wash
Steps: Use gentle cycle in a mesh bag and use cold water. Add mild detergent.
Drying: Air dry so the fabric will not lose its flow.
3. Cotton Dupatta
- Hand Wash
Step: Soaking in cold water with mild detergent. Clean any stained portions using your fingers.
- Rinse thoroughly in cold water.
-Padding: Dry flat.
- Machine Cleaning:
- Steps: For machine washing, wash in cold water with mild detergent using a mild cycle.
- Drying: Tumble dry or hang to get crisp finish.
4. Georgette Dupatta
- Hand Cleaning:
Step: In a basin take cold water and mild detergent. Soak and gently agitate.
- Rinsing: Rinse under cold running water.
- Drying: Dry flat, hang to prevent wrinkles.
- Machine Washing:
- Steps: Place in a mesh bag and wash in cold water on a delicate cycle.
- Drying: Air dry to retain softness.
5. Net Dupatta
- Hand Washing:
- Steps: Cold water, gentle detergent. Soak, gently swish.
- Rinsing: Cold water, do not wring.
Drying: Flatten it on a towel to soak up as much of the moisture as possible and then hang.
- Machine Washing:
Steps: If machine washing is a must, then do a delicate cycle and put the item in a mesh bag.
Drying: Air dry as fabrics are tender, so drying could rip or tear it.
6. Embroidered Dupatta
- Hand Washing:
-Steps: You have to prepare cold water with mild detergent. Soak it for just a while
-Rinsing: Just let the detergents be washed off by soft rinsing, so that the embroidery on it will not be unraveled.
-Drying: When drying, just spread it flat on the towel, away from direct sunlight.
- Machine Washing:
- Washing: ONLY IF NECESSARY; Use a mesh bag on a gentle cycle with cold water
- Drying: Air dry. Do not use direct heat
7. Bandhani Dupatta
- Hand Wash
- Process: Get it wet with cold water and mild detergent. Do not scrub.
- Rinse: Thoroughly, in cold water. Color will be bright
- Dry: Lay flat to dry, away from direct sunlight.
- Machine Wash
- Washing: Gentle cycle with cold water, mesh bag if required
- Drying: Air-dry in line to prevent the fabrics from fading.
8. Dupion Silk Dupatta
- Hand Wash:
- Washing: Cold water mild detergent soak gently agitate for no more than a minute or two.
- Rinsing: Rinse under cold running water till soap disappears.
- Drying: Lay flat in a towel for air drying when dry on a clothesline **Machine Wash :
- Wash: Hand wash if permitted, gentle cycle with cold water, and in a mesh bag.
- Dry: No dryer. Hang to dry
9. Tussar Silk Dupatta
- Hand Wash
- Steps: Swim in cold water with mild detergent for a short period of time
- Rinse: Gently rinse in cold water
- Dry: Place flat on a towel for the dupatta to soak in and then hang it.
- Machine Washing
- Steps: Hand wash, only if the label allows it. Wash in a mesh bag in a delicate cycle.
- Drying: To be air dried to retain the integrity of the fabric.
10. Kota Doria Dupatta
- Hand Washing:
- Steps: Soaked in cold water using a mild detergent. No scrubbing allowed.
- Rinsing: Rinsed well so as to remove all soap residues.
- Drying: Laid flat, keeping it away from sunlight.
- Machine Washing:
- Steps: Delicate cycle; cold water with a mesh bag.
- Drying: Just air dry to retain the feel of the fabric.
Conclusion
Dupattas are essential pieces that will be cared for by you. So, it does not matter whether you hand wash or send it to the machine for the wash; what matters most is applying the correct processes for each type of cloth after which your dupattas will last and look nice.
Let's get our hands dirty and get right to those dupattas! And, in case you are visiting us for A1 Dupattas, please stop by our wide range and peruse through the care tips for your dupatta to give you that show-stopping look for all occasions. Happy washing and styling!