How to Care for Linen Pants

When the temperature is soaring, linen pants can be an elegant and appropriate choice for almost any occassion. While they are easy to wear, they do take a little more care than other fabrics. Here are some tips to care for linen pants and keep them looking good for many more seasons to come.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Linen pants
• Detergent for delicate clothes
• Washing machine or sink
• Iron
• Wooden pants hanger

1. Always follow the cleaning instructions on the label.
2. Decide if you want to hand wash the pants or use your washing machine on the delicate cycle if they don’t need to be dry cleaned.
3. Remember when it doubt, it’s best to err on the side of caution and hand wash.
4. Pre-treat any spots before washing.
5. Test a small spot to make sure the color won’t run.
6. Select detergent for delicate clothes.
7. Avoid using products containing bleach if the pants are colored.
8. Lie the pants flat to dry them.
9. Iron your pants while they are still a little wet to get the best results.
10. Hang the pants on a wooden pants hanger to keep them crisp.
11. Realize that the more washed linen gets washed over time, the softer it gets and the less dramatically it will wrinkle.

Tips & Warnings

• Decide if you prefer the casual wrinkled look that linen is known for, or would rather have your pants look crisper.
• Dry white linen outside on a clothes line. The sun will help keep the pureness of the white.
• Wash colored linen items separately the first time to be sure the dye doesn’t and ruin the rest of your laundry.