Step 1

Fill a clean sink or basin with cold or lukewarm water (never warm or hot water). Add cashmere/wool, gentle wash detergent or baby shampoo to the water and stir it well.

Step 2

Submerge your cashmere/yak down/wool cloth in the water and soak about 15 minutes and gently massage it and/or move it around to loosen up any dirt.

Step 3

Gently squeeze out the water with your hands. Do not twist!

Step 4

Empty the sink or basin, fill it up again with clean water. Re-submerge the cloth and gently massage it and squeeze the water out with your hands. Do not place it under running water or twist because doing so could damage the fabric.

Step 5

Gently squeeze out excess water. You can compress it into a ball and squeeze the water, or use the towel-rolling method. (Lay a white bath towel on a flat surface, place your cloth on top of the towel, and then roll both together, squeezing to get more water out.

Step 6

Cashmere/Yak down/Wool wet cloth must be laid flat and blocked—that is shaped so they dry correctly. Dry your cloth on a flat drying rack. If you don’t have a rack, lay a white (clean and dry) bath towel on a table or a flat surface, and dry the cloth on top of it. Do not hang it up to dry or the fabric will stretch.