How to clean a felt beret?

Felt is a high-quality and beautiful fabric that is used for sewing many hats, including berets. But over time, the material gets dirty, fingerprints, rain, snow, and greasy stains appear on it. You can take the item to the dry cleaner or deal with the contamination yourself. How? We will talk about this now.

How to clean a felt beret?

Before you start cleaning, you need to determine the origin of the stains.. Some substances are used for greasy and shiny marks, and others are used to remove stains from rain or snow. In any case, you should act carefully, and Before using products such as gasoline, vinegar, starch, it is recommended to apply them to a piece of fabric that is sold with the product.

After the material has been chemically attacked and has not been damaged in the process, you can begin cleaning the beret itself.

Products for felt

In order to clean a felt beret you will need some tools and equipment:

• refined gasoline;
• oat bran;
• ammonia;
• salt;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• talc or crushed chalk;
• sodium hydrogen sulfate;
• starch;
• vinegar essence;
• sandpaper;
• brush for cleaning clothes.

Mechanical cleaning methods at home

Mechanical cleaning methods can be divided into dry and wet methods. In the first case, after cleansing, the beret is not washed. The second method requires rinsing the product in clean water after treatment with special products. Let's consider each method in detail.

Removing stains after rain and grease

Ammonia will help deal with greasy stains. Apply a small amount to the brush and work through the stain. The procedure is repeated until the fat disappears. Remains of ammonia must be removed with a damp cloth. Gasoline cleans fabrics well from grease. Apply a few drops to a cotton pad and wipe the stain. Then cover the stain with starch and leave for 2-3 minutes. Blow off any remaining starch with a hairdryer or wipe off with a dry cloth.

To remove stains from rain or snow, use table salt. Apply it to the beret with a brush and rub. Residues can be removed with a dry cloth. Sometimes a mixture of 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of ammonia mixed with 1 tablespoon of salt is used for cleaning. The mass is applied to a napkin, which is used to wipe the fabric.

If the beret is shiny...

Dealing with shiny stains is quite simple. Take thin sandpaper (you can buy it at any hardware store). Gently run the sandpaper over the fabric. To achieve maximum effect, you can use oat bran. Sprinkle them on the beret and work the material with a coarse brush. In this case, you need to act carefully so as not to damage the fabric.

To combat gloss, sandpaper No. 2 or 3 is suitable. Harder sandpaper can damage the fabric.

How to bleach white felt?

Over time, yellowness appears on the white product. You can cope with it using hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. They need to be diluted in clean water in the following proportion: 1 liter of water + 3 tablespoons of peroxide + 1 teaspoon of ammonia. This solution is intended to wet the brush, which can remove yellowness.. A dry way to get rid of yellow plaque is to use talc. It is applied to a brush, which is used to clean the beret along the pile. The remaining talc can be blown out with a hairdryer or simply shaken off.

In addition, felt can be bleached using sodium hydrogen sulfate. Dilute 15 grams in 1 liter of clean, cool water. Then you need to add crushed chalk to the solution and stir the mass until the consistency of sour cream. The mixture is applied to the brush to cleanse yellowness. The excess remaining between the fibers is cleaned with a clean brush, after which the beret must be rinsed in water..

Under no circumstances use bleach to remove yellowness.

How not to ruin the shape of the beret?

In order not to spoil the shape of the beret We recommend that after washing, do not wring it out, but let the water drain on its own.. In addition, proper drying of the product is important. If you have several berets in your collection, it is appropriate to purchase a special mannequin on which you can dry the headdress. Another method is to place the wet beret in a deep soup bowl. This will maintain the roundness of the shape without creases.