The correct care.

In order to gain long-term joy with your linen textiles, it is of huge importance to take care of the fabrics the right way. We need to ask you to take the following care-instructions to heart.

 

Faults which have been caused by the wrong care, will not be the responsibility of Leinenweberei Vieböck GmbH. Vieböck does not have to reimburse the affected products.

 

 

Linen needs a lot of water.

Linen is in desperate need of water when washing!

 

This need goes so far, that you should let the fabrics rest in water for hours before putting them into the washing machine. Ideally, you should let the fabric sit there over night. Let the moisture fully consume the fibres! The washing mashine shouldn't be filled to the brim. The fabrics should be able to "swim" in there.

If you have the option, choose "Water-Plus".

 

Please do not use eco-programs or any other water-saving programs.

 

When you choose to wash linen with too little water, there will appear faults on the surface, as well as inside the fibres. When the fibres aren't wet enough, they will scrub against the surface inside of the washing machine. The linen fibre is destroyed by that, irreversibly. Little knots and lint is created by that.

Avoid eco-programs!

Avoid a time-consuming wash!

 

When washing linen, you should avoid eco-programs at all costs. When washing linen for a very long time, you contribute to the time in which the linen fibres can scrub against the washing machine-walls. This leads to little knots, lints and the partial destruction of the fabric.

We would suggest a short washing program and the littlest amount of spin tours - around 400 to 600, max.

 

A mild detergent.

Please make sure to avoid any aggressive detergents and bleach. We recommend using a soft, liquid detergent without any damaging chemicals.

 

Linen itself has an antibacterial characteristic, which makes the fabric dirt- and dust-repellent. The natural material doesn't have to be washed as often thanks to that. You also need way less detergent to clean the fabric,

The right temperature.

Please take a look at the Vieböck-care-labels.

 

Depending on how dirty the fabrics seem, natural and white linen can be washed by 30 to 60°C. Cooking them is also a possibility, but the shrinkage rate skyrockets when doing so.

But please note that the same can't be said about dyed linen. We recommend a maximum of 40°C, or else they might start to look washed out pretty quickly.

Spin-drying.

It is of great importance to only use the lowest spin-drying options!

 

Low spin-tours (400 to 600, max) protect the fibres and prolong the life-expectancy of the fabric!

Air drying...

The best way to dry linen is by just letting it air dry. Please spread the fabrics out properly beforehand, this minimalizes wrinkles and saves time when ironing.

 

Don't put the linen fabrics into the tumbler! The tumbler puts the fibres at a great risk of being irreversably destroyed; the inside of the fibres will be turned inside out and create little knots and a lot of lint.

Ironing

Linen should be ironed while still wet, on a very hot temperature and with steam. You are able to achieve the shiniest surface through ironing that way.

 

Ironing along the length of the textiles achieves making the fabric longer again after washing. When ironing along the width you will achieve the opposite effect.