The correct handling.

In order to reach a long life periode of your linen product it is

very important to comply the following care details.

 

 

Linen needs a lot of water!

Water is the key word:

 

Linen needs a lot of water while washing because the fibre has to have the possibility to swell up. Linen is able to absorb many times the amount of water of its own weight. So it is necessary to fill up the washing mashine just with half volume. Water-saving programms should NOT be used for linen. It is generally advised to soak the material in cold water a few hours and then wash it in the mashine.

 

Avoid ECO washing programs!

Avoid time-consuming washing!

 

So-called ECO washing programs should be avoided when washing the linen. Because it increases linen abrasion which leads to the linen forming fluff. Wash the linen product in a gentle short program with plenty of water and low spin speeds.

 

A mild detergent.

Please use a mild or a light-duty detergent for your linen acessoires. The detergent should not contain any optical whitener or bleach. We recommend liquid detergent or neutral soaps. Linen rejects dirt and does not get teaseled. As a consequence the material does not need to be washed frequently.

Water temperature:

Please take a look at the advices of the Vieböck-labels.

 

Washing temperature for dyed linen: 

Wash dyed linen with maximum of 40 ° C.
 

Washing temperature for natural and white linen: 

We recommend 60°C washing temperature.
Natural linen will get brighter while usage through sun light and from the bleachers in the detergent.

Spin-drying programmes.

Select the lowest spin-drying programme (400-600 roundes per minute). If you use low spin-dry tours ironing will be much easier and furthermore the fibres will be protected. High spin-dry tours will cause mechanical damages which can NOT be repaired any more.

Air drying...

The best way to dry linen fabrics and linen products is air drying or line drying. Please do not use a tumble dryer. A tumble dryer destroyes the surface of the linen fibre.

Ironing made easy

As a basic principle: Iron the linen with highest temperature while it is still damp. Together with steam ironing is easy and gives excellent results. Be sure the soleplate of your iron is clean and smooth.