Our greatest desire is to see our T-shirts retain their quality over a long period. Taking care of your T-shirts is an act that should not be substituted for any other. Keeping your T-shirts well prolongs their life span and ensures the design looks great.
To care for the shirts, read the care label, avoid washing the t-shirts in bleach, wash less frequently, turn the t-shirts inside out before washing, gently wash the t-shirts, use gentle detergent, avoid drying directly under the sun, fold the dress and keep it in a wardrobe, treat stains immediately, cultivate the habit of rotating your t-shirts, and do not keep wet t-shirts in a sealed container or an area that is not well-ventilated.
Here is a detailed explanation of the ways of caring for your printed T-shirts.
1. Reading the care label on the t-shirt.
We must read the care label of our printed t-shirt to know how to properly care for it. The care label on our t-shirt gives us a direction on how to wash our dress, the type of detergent to use, ironing procedures, drying procedures, and fabric composition. One importance of adhering to the care label is that it keeps the fabric fresh and keeps the design looking as new as always.
2. Avoid washing the shirt in a Bleach.
Bleach is any chemical that whitens or helps to remove color from fabric. To protect t-shirts, you need to avoid washing the shirt in bleach as it will discolor the shirts and break the fibers of the shirts. Using a bleach weakens the fabric and eventually, they become weak and tear apart. We must go for a mild detergent that will help protect the design on the shirt.
3. Wash the cloth gently.
Designs printed on a t-shirt should be considered delicate or mild artwork that needs to be protected. Washing a t-shirt agitatively can destroy the designs on the t-shirt. Always use a mild or delicate set for printed T-shirts. c
4. Turn the t-shirts inside out before washing them.
In your readiness to place the t-shirts in a washing machine, you need to wash them inside out. Washing the t-shirt on the wrong side protects the design from fades, tears, and wear. This procedure will keep the fabric looking new for a long period as the color will be maintained and the design on the shirt will be protected from direct impact from the washing.
5. Gently wash the t-shirts using a gentle detergent.
Some t-shirts are delicate, and soft which makes it difficult to withstand intense pressure. You need to use the gentle cycle on the machine to achieve this end. Also, gentle washing keeps the t-shirt from tear and wear and ensures that the t-shirt doesn’t stretch to any abnormal size.
Gentle detergent is as important as gentle washing. Harsh detergent has the potential to harm the t-shirts by the fibers and fading of the colors. You need to choose a mild and gentle detergent that protects the fabric and the printed designs. Use environmentally friendly mild detergents on natural fabrics instead of synthetic detergents that are going to destroy the fabric.
6. Avoid drying the fabric directly under the sun.
Avoid drying the fabric directly under the sun. Direct sunlight has the potency of fading the fabric. This is due to the powerful ultraviolet light rays that are emitted by the sun. These emitted rays can penetrate fabrics and brick down the chemical bonds within the dye molecules causing the colorful fabric to fade into boring colors. Keep clothes hung under shade to secure the colorful appear and if the t-shirts.
7. Fold the Dress and keep it in a wardrobe.
Clothes should be kept always in a wardrobe. Hanging or packaging the clothes will keep them fresh and save them from wrinkles. Keeping dresses in your wardrobe also saves you extra time.
8. Treating Stains Immediately
Some stains are tough which means that they should be gently washed immediately after they appear on the t-shirt. Leaving these tough stains on the t-shirt will become a permanent stain. Soaking the t-shirt in mild and gentle detergent with cold water can help soften the stains. Alternatively, you can try this step-by-step process to remove the stains;
- Gently blot the stains with a clean fabric so that the clean fabric soaks the stains.
- Put the stained region in a mild detergent with cold water. This will break the stains and make it easy for the detergent to eliminate the stains.
- Scrub gently the stained part until the stains disappear.
- Rinse the t-shirt in cold water.
- Apply a fabric perfume to the part that was stained to give it extra frag. rance.
9. Cultivate the habit of rotating your t-shirts.
Cloth rotation is the process of changing the clothes that we wear and wash sequentially. This principle ensures that we do not wear and wash the same clothes repeatedly over a long period. Doing this will make t-shirt designs wear and fade as the designs and cloth will be under constant pressure through friction. The best approach is that there should be at least a week interval between the dresses that we wear. This will make our T-shirts last longer.
10. Do not keep wet t-shirts in a sealed container or an area that is not well-ventilated.
Sometimes, after a long sporting activity, we end up keeping our wet t-shirts in a sealed container or an area that is not properly ventilated. The t-shirt after a long period may develop mold and mildew causing it to deteriorate and discolor especially if the fabric has multiple colors. The mold and mildew sometimes, may give a foul smell that pollutes the environment. To address this challenge we need to thoroughly dry our wet t-shirts before keeping them in our laundry basket or any place where we keep our dirty clothes. Containers used for keeping t-shirts should have breathable space for airflow. Also, you can use desiccants such as silica gel if you want to keep t-shirts in a sealed container for a long period.