Tote bag - denim

Care instructions

Olijnyk clothing is intended to last a long time and fit into your life - not create more work for you. Having said that, these are some beautiful fabrics and if you treat them well, they'll age well.

All natural fibres will shrink a bit over the first few washes. To minimise this, I pre-wash most fabrics before making the garments. However, minimal shrinking may occur. Avoid clothes dryers if you can.

You can avoid washing for as long as possible to maximise the life of your garment and increase fade contrast on fabrics like selvage denim - there's a bunch of information on this available online. I prefer to just wash them whenever they're dirty.

I recommend turning garments inside out and washing on a cold setting with like colours - don't overload the machine. Set your machine to its slowest spin cycle - this is when the majority of damage is done to heavier fabrics like denim. Beware the dreaded white crease lines!

Hang dry on a clothesline or indoor rack. One trick to accelerate the drying process is to lay out washed jeans on a towel, roll them up and tread on the towel to soak up some of the water, before hanging out.

I used to be against ironing but now I'm quite into it. Use your judgement there.

Expect garments to be a bit stiff following a wash. The best way to soften them up is to wear them. 

So, in summary: wash cold, hang dry, chill out.