Wash your silk flatcap

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Wash your silk flatcap

Silk is an exclusive item to use for clothing and caps. The silk has some exquisite properties that increase comfort, as well as an exclusive look. Unfortunately, silk caps are more cumbersome to clean than hats in other natural fibers.

Silk material properties

Historically, silk was used primarily by the upper classes, and was considered to be a symbol of royalty. Still today, silk is an exclusive fiber that exudes elegance.

Positive

  • Shiny and smooth
  • Dries fast
  • Ultra lightweight
  • Regulates heat
  • Long fibers

Negative

  • Reacts strong to sunlight
  • Stain sensitive
  • Low durability
  • Sweat will change its color

If a flatcap or eightpiece is made of silk, it may be necessary to have it professionally cleaned, via Dry Cleaning. If you want to do it yourself, use special silk or wool soap and wash it gently with a cloth or sponge, moistened by lukewarm water.

Wilgart always recommends spot cleaning rather than soaking the entire cap in water. Gently dab with a lukewarm damp cloth and do not scrub the material to hard. If you have no option but full soaked washing, do it carefully. Gently dub with a lukewarm cloth and do not scrub the material. If you have no other option than full washing, do it carefully.

A gentle way to succeed in the drying process lay the cap outside to naturally dry. In the winter let the cap dry laying on a towel somewhere not too close to a heat source. In winter, let the cap dry by lying it on a towel, in a place where it is not near a hot spring.

How to wash a silk cap

  • Take a cleaning cloth
  • Hand wash the silk flatcap with a gentle silk or wool soap
  • Stuff cap with towel
  • Let the cap dry laying on a towel

Do not dry near a heating device.

It is not a good idea to brush silk caps. Moreover, machine washing is completely out of the question! Moreover, machine washing is completely excluded!

Cap tools

Here you can see a small selection of cap tools and accessories that Wilgart offer. You can see all the products under: Accessories

Read more about cleaning and cleaning the hat after choice of materials on the Washing & maintenance of caps page

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Materials in caps

Watch videos and explore how to wash and maintain your cap. Read more here below.

Wool & Harris Tweed

How to wash a woolen cap. Washing and cleaning of baseball cap, flatcap, sixpence, eightpiece or drivers cap, which is made in sheep wool or genuine Harris Tweed cloths.

Cotton

Learn more about how to wash a cap sewn in a cotton fabric. Washing and cleaning a baseball cap, flatcap, sixpence, eightpiece or a sailorcap of cotton. Washing and cleaning the flatcap, sixpence, eightpiece, basecap or sailorcap in 100% cotton or lined blend with cotton.

Wax cotton / Oilskin

A complete guide to properly washing bridles. How to wash and maintain your oilskin cap. Hunting caps like flatcaps and basecaps in waxed cotton should be treated and washed properly.

Linen

Watch videos on how to maintain a cap made of a linen material. Washing and cleaning the baseball cap, flatcap, sixpence, eightpiece or newsboy cap made in linen fabric.

Silk

Silk is an exclusive item to use for clothing and caps. The silk has an exclusive look and exquisite features that increase comfort. Unfortunately, silk caps are more cumbersome to clean than hats in other natural fibers.

Smoothskin leather

Fur products and leather caps need the right cleanse and maintenance. Leather caps best preserve the qualities of the skin with regular treatment using leather grease. Leather caps best preserve the qualities of the skin with regular treatment using leather grease.

Suede leather

Suede is made from the underside of an animal skin. It is characterized by a rough, dry but soft surface and thus a matte appearance. Suede should be brushed regularly and kept away from soap.

Fish skins

Fish-skin is made from salmon and wolffish caught and tanned on Iceland. The skin offers a sustainable alternative to exotic leathers. Fish skin is an excess material from food production. The skin offers a sustainable alternative to exotic leather and skins. Fish skin is an upcycled biproduct from the food industry.

Silk caps

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