How to take care of your tweed handbags

Tweed is a woolen fabric used in clothing outerwear, bags and other items.it is a hard fabric and is resistant to moisture the reason behind is that it is closely woven. Tweed handbags are commonly woven with different colorful yarn to create a beautiful and attractive appearance. It is also woven in check or herringbone patterns. It is not an everyday bag but it is mostly used in summer and spring. It is most popular among young college and university girls who have a casual use. They take less care of their bag because of their rough lifestyle. These bags look very nice with much leather trim. Girls often select these bags with the color of their outfit. As the fabric is structured in a tight way so it can allow stains and dirt to be enclosed in it. But there are many steps you can take to clean your bag and take care for it at home. This article will teach you how to clean tweed handbags;

• Check the dirt or stain as soon as possible. If u catch it sooner, it is more likely that stain can be removed easily. Spot the stain if it is fresh. You can remove it gently by using a towel .avoid rubbing the fabric as it can change the look of your bag.

• You can check the care instructions. Read them carefully. You can wash your bag in the washing machine if it does not have leather trims. This method can be used if the bag is made up of modern tweed with a mixture of other fabric with wool.

• If your bag is costly and the fabric used in it expensive then choose to dry clean it. Choose a trusted drycleaner and ask him/her not to use harsh chemicals like carbon tetrachloride as it can damage the bag and tweed will shrink.

• A widely used stain removal proverb is "like dissolves like." Water based stains like soup; juice and cold drink are dissolved by water in a water and detergent solution. Petroleum-based detergents can easily dissolve greasy or oil-based stains

• By placing cotton pad under the other side of fabric of tweed handbagscan capture moisture and dirt that run off during the process of cleaning. Mixing a little amount of laundry detergent with hot water in a bucket and by dipping bag in it for half an hour can help you to remove stains easily. Now Rinse with warm water. Repeat, if necessary. Allow it to dry on a flat surface before using.

• As wool tweed also contains lanolin in it so it is not very difficult to clean it. But it is not entirely immune to everyday dust and stains. If you want to maintain the classic look and natural beauty of your tweed, you have to clean it from time to time. If you slightly sponge the tweed with a mixture of mild detergent in hot water and leave to dry naturally.