How To Care For Your True Vintage Hat/Headscarf👒

Caring for your true vintage pieces is important to prolong their life and make sure you get lots of use & fun out of them. It doesn’t need to be a complicated process so read on for lots of easy and useful tips. 

Fabric hats -

• Keep your hat in a clean, dry, space to help prevent any deterioration 

• Keep it out of direct sunlight to prevent fading 

•  Ideally keep it in a low humidity environment to prevent mould 

• You can even help the hat keep it’s shape by using tissue paper as stuffing inside 

Straw hats - 

• Hold your straw hats by the brim not crown to avoid damaging the shape

• You can remove any dust build up on the hat with a soft brush. Or try using a slightly dampened cloth for stubborn dust or dirt

Headscarves -

•Keep your headscarves out of direct sunlight to prevent fading. 

• Store the scarves in a clean, dry space. Ideally not in a plastic box or bag as it can lock in moisture.

• To avoid wrinkles in headscarves when stored a draw you can roll them. If folding them just make sure to not put heavier fabrics on top of lighter ones. 

•Using drawer dividers can help keep scarves undamaged.

Silk Scarves - 

• Avoid wrinkles by hanging in a cool dry place.

• If ironing is needed set the iron to cool (or a silk setting) and you must remember to put a cloth between the silk scarf and the iron.

•Make sure not to get the silk wet.