Knitwear Washing and Care Instructions

Performa 50 Knitwear Care Advice
Washing
Care:
√ 40 degree or less
√ Wash inside out
× No fabric conditioner
× Do not Bleach
We recommend washing your garment on a gentle-action 40 degree cycle (synthetics) with non-biological or Colour
Care detergent, without fabric softener. Please consider the environment and wash at 30 degrees whenever possible.
Garments should be washed inside out to minimise pilling on the outside, and with garments of similar fabric and
weight. Washing at a higher temperature than recommended will cause ‘stretching’ in width and ‘shrinkage’ in length.
Drying
Care:
√ Pull to shape whilst damp, dry Flat
× Do not Tumble Dry
To keep your Performa 50 garment looking its best we advise to air-dry flat. Garments should be removed from the
machine as soon as possible to avoid creasing.
Never hang dry or radiator dry your knitwear this will mark or heat-damage your knitwear.
Ironing
Care:
× Do not Iron
Pilling
Care:
√ Wash inside-out
× Avoid excessive abrasion of your garment
Pilling can be defined as the entangling of fibres during washing, cleaning, or general use to form balls or pills which
stand proud of the surface of a fabric. Many factors can determine the pilling rate of a fabric / garment starting with
the fibre type, blend composition, yarn thickness and twist level, knitting construction, and density as well as, most
importantly, the end use.
Certain care and attention can minimise the effects of pilling such as minimising friction / abrasion (e.g. tumbledrying, running / playing sports), rubbing (e.g. bag straps, spot-cleaning), snagging (e.g. Velcro, desk edges).