washing zendras
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washing zendras
I have just been told at the dry cleaner's that they can clean my zendras all right, but are fairly sure the maroon will bleed, and what I will pick up in a week will be an immaculately clean and doubtlessly fragrant pink shawl.
They may be right. So the question is, how does one do it?
Please feel free to share your success stories. The two-fold objective is still to clean the striped thing properly while keeping the stripes and preserving their original colours.
Thanks in advance.
They may be right. So the question is, how does one do it?
Please feel free to share your success stories. The two-fold objective is still to clean the striped thing properly while keeping the stripes and preserving their original colours.
Thanks in advance.
Générosité de l’invisible.
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Le critère est l’hospitalité.
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Re: washing zendras
How to take care: The real handmade Raw silk Meditation shawl are stiff to begin with however after many wash it gets softer. The genuine Bureh which means Raw silk in Tibetan and Bhutan needs to be worn a number of times before the silk starts to relax. Some people prefer to give them a cold hand wash to speed up this process, also good idea to add little amount of Vinegar while washing to retain the color from running.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:56 pm I have just been told at the dry cleaner's that they can clean my zendras all right, but are fairly sure the maroon will bleed, and what I will pick up in a week will be an immaculately clean and doubtlessly fragrant pink shawl.
They may be right. So the question is, how does one do it?
Please feel free to share your success stories. The two-fold objective is still to clean the striped thing properly while keeping the stripes and preserving their original colours.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: washing zendras
Thank you, Malcolm!
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
Générosité de l’invisible.
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Re: washing zendras
Use Woolite and cold water. But test small area first to see if it bleeds. The cotton one should not bleed. But test it first.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:44 pm Thank you, Malcolm!
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
Cold water to keep the colors bright.
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Re: washing zendras
My bu-re zendra is 50 years old and has never bled. I've only ever washed it in cold water with Woolite like Loppon said.
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Re: washing zendras
Lamas-la (the plural ending makes it very weird) -- thank you!
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Re: washing zendras
Don’t wash it let the blood sweat and tears of years of Vajrayana practice saturate it
Re: washing zendras
My (cheap) summer zendra was sold to me as pashmina, but ist is viscose.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:44 pm Thank you, Malcolm!
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
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Re: washing zendras
Might be. Have you washed it?lelopa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:58 amMy (cheap) summer zendra was sold to me as pashmina, but ist is viscose.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:44 pm Thank you, Malcolm!
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
Générosité de l’invisible.
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Re: washing zendras
Gross.Konchog Thogme Jampa wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:39 pm Don’t wash it let the blood sweat and tears of years of Vajrayana practice saturate it
Re: washing zendras
Notreehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:43 pmMight be. Have you washed it?lelopa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:58 amMy (cheap) summer zendra was sold to me as pashmina, but ist is viscose.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:44 pm Thank you, Malcolm!
My summer zendra is silk and pashmina; the winter one is cotton. Since I could afford them, I somehow doubt either is pure silk -- but maybe it does not matter? Maybe vinegar will lock the colours in?
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Re: washing zendras
Our advice-giving friend should just sit next to me and my zendra during a puja. I am fairly sure they would quickly come to appreciate the simple joy of being able to wash one's clothes.Malcolm wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:07 pmGross.Konchog Thogme Jampa wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:39 pm Don’t wash it let the blood sweat and tears of years of Vajrayana practice saturate it
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Re: washing zendras
The winter one has been washed and it is intact.
Cold water, ca. 60 ml of Woolite plus four Rossmann (Domol, the brand is: https://www.rossmann.de/de/haushalt-dom ... 5615736723) tissues that are meant to absorb whatever bleeds over. The tissues are now are pink, which means the colour did bleed, but the white stripe is still white.
Thanks, All!
Cold water, ca. 60 ml of Woolite plus four Rossmann (Domol, the brand is: https://www.rossmann.de/de/haushalt-dom ... 5615736723) tissues that are meant to absorb whatever bleeds over. The tissues are now are pink, which means the colour did bleed, but the white stripe is still white.
Thanks, All!
Générosité de l’invisible.
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Re: washing zendras
Schmutzfangtücher? Na sowas!?!treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:29 pm The winter one has been washed and it is intact.
Cold water, ca. 60 ml of Woolite plus four Rossmann (Domol, the brand is: https://www.rossmann.de/de/haushalt-dom ... 5615736723) tissues that are meant to absorb whatever bleeds over. The tissues are now are pink, which means the colour did bleed, but the white stripe is still white.
Thanks, All!
I always thought they are only fragrance-tissues but this makes a little more sense.
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Re: washing zendras
I had never really seen them, and if I had, I would not have believed the hype -- had it not been for my mum, who's used them for years and persuaded me to give them a go. She actually suggested I also add copious amounts of vinegar (Woolite + tissues + vinegar...). I did not. The washing machine is very old and very frail.lelopa wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:30 amSchmutzfangtücher? Na sowas!?!treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:29 pm The winter one has been washed and it is intact.
Cold water, ca. 60 ml of Woolite plus four Rossmann (Domol, the brand is: https://www.rossmann.de/de/haushalt-dom ... 5615736723) tissues that are meant to absorb whatever bleeds over. The tissues are now are pink, which means the colour did bleed, but the white stripe is still white.
Thanks, All!
I always thought they are only fragrance-tissues but this makes a little more sense.
Générosité de l’invisible.
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
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Re: washing zendras
6 Rossmann tissues, 60 ml of Woolite and cold water washing machine programme, and again, a resounding success with the summer zendra. EOT.
Générosité de l’invisible.
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès
Notre gratitude est infinie.
Le critère est l’hospitalité.
Edmond Jabès