If your garment has faded considerably or is in need of some mending, you can contact us at malu@talu.earth and we will happily mend or re-dye it for a small fee.
Mend & re-dye guarantee
Only wash your garments when they really need it. You can remove odours by using vodka. Pour straight vodka into a spray bottle, hang your garments, spritz them with the vodka, and let them air dry. Odours will be neutralised once the vodka evaporates.
When you do need to wash your textiles:
When you do need to wash your textiles:
- Use cold water as much as possible. This reduces energy use and helps avoid fading.
- If possible, wash your garments by hand. Alternatively, use a gentle cycle such as 'delicate', 'wool' or 'hand wash'. Friction makes textiles loose colour and get worn faster.
- Use a mild, neutral soap. The less additives in the soap, the better. Preferably, use detergent that is biodegradable.
- Do not tumble dry. Hang to dry away from direct sunlight.
Washing
Garments dyed blue, green or purple have been dyed with indigo. Due to the nature of this particular dye, indigo tends to crock on the first use, especially if dealing with wool (crocking means to give off color when the surface is rubbed). We recommend that you give all indigo-dyed garments their first wash on their own or with similar colours. We also recommend that you avoid rubbing indigo-dyed textiles against white or light-coloured textiles before they've had their first wash. For example, don't wear an indigo-dyed jumper over a white shirt before you've washed it.
Indigo-dyed textiles
All dyes –natural or synthetic– fade and transform with wear, exposure to sunlight and washing. We recommend you store your clothes away from direct sunlight.
Storage
Our garments are made from 100% Irish linen and dyed using European-grown plants.
Composition
