Solnce wraps arrive in the loom state unless otherwise specified. It is essential to wash your wrap before its first use. The first wash is the final step in finishing the textile: it allows the fibers to bloom, sets the weave, softens the fabric, and prevents thread shifting in yarns such as linen, hemp, and silk. After this initial wash, the true wrapping qualities, cush, and supportive drape will be revealed.
Care Guidelines by Fiber Composition
Because Solnce creates textiles using both robust botanical fibers and rare, couture animal and silk blends, washing care depends on the specific composition of your wrap:
1. Plant & Botanical Fibers (Cotton, Linen, Hemp, Bamboo, Tencel, Kapok, Repreve)
- Wash Program: Machine wash at 30°C to 40°C on a gentle cycle with a full water rinse.
- Spin Speed: Maximum 800 RPM (especially for linen and hemp, to prevent permanent fold creases).
- Detergent: Liquid detergent without optical brighteners, bleach, or fabric softeners. Use an adequate amount of detergent for the first wash to dissolve loom residues.
- Ironing: Steam iron while still slightly damp to restore full softness and prevent creasing.
2. Total Easy Care & Superwash Wool / Cashmere
Solnce wraps featuring revolutionary plasma-treated organic merino wool or superwash cashmere offer the luxury of fine animal fibers with modern machine-washable ease:
- Wash Program: Machine wash on a dedicated gentle wool or silk program at 30°C.
- Spin Speed: Maximum 600 RPM.
- Detergent: Liquid wool detergent free from enzymes, bleach, and fabric softeners.
- Drying: Dry flat on a towel away from direct heat or intense sunlight. Never tumble dry.
3. Machine-Wash Permitted Silks
Select Solnce raw tussah silk, bourette silk, and specialized silk-blend wraps are tested and approved for gentle machine washing, even if the sew-in tag states Hand Wash:
- Wash Program: Dedicated delicate wool/silk cycle at 30°C.
- Spin Speed: Maximum 400 RPM (low rotations protect the delicate silk filament structure).
- Detergent: pH-neutral liquid silk wash without enzymes, brighteners, or softeners.
- Drying: Lay flat on a clean dry towel. Do not wring or twist.
4. Delicate Untreated Wools & Hand-Wash Silks
Solnce wraps containing untreated cashmere, extrafine merino, alpaca, yak, camel hair, or delicate artisanal mulberry silks require gentle hand washing:
- Fill a clean basin or tub with lukewarm water (25°C–30°C).
- Add a liquid wool/silk detergent (free from enzymes and lanolin). Stir to dissolve completely.
- Submerge the wrap gently and allow the water to penetrate the fibers. Soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Gently press and move the wrap in the water without rubbing, agitating, or wringing.
- Drain and rinse thoroughly in clean water of the exact same temperature (25°C–30°C) to avoid thermal shock and felting.
- Carefully press out excess water. Place the wrap on a large dry towel, roll the towel up, and press gently to absorb moisture.
- Reshape and dry flat in the shade. Never hang wet wool or silk, and never tumble dry.
General Wrap Care Tips
- Never use fabric softener: Softeners coat natural fibers, making wraps slippery and reducing safety, grip, and breathability.
- No soaking before first wash: Do not soak wraps in water or vinegar baths for hours; wash according to the recommended cycle.
- Ringslings: When machine washing a ring sling, slip a baby sock or padded wash bag over the aluminum rings to protect both the rings and your washing machine drum.
Botanical & Specialty Fiber Notes
Bamboo
There are two ways of processing the bamboo plant to create yarn. Mechanically produced bamboo linen requires no harsh chemicals, combing fibers into silky strands. Bamboo viscose uses an eco-solvent process to create a luminous, ultra-breathable, fluid drape with natural cooling properties.
Camel & Yak Hair
Camel and yak hair possess extraordinary thermostatic properties, insulating in winter cold and breathing in warmer temperatures. These fibers are gently harvested during natural spring molting seasons, providing unmatched cloud-like cush and heirloom softness.