With the popularity of vulgar ugly christmas sweater parties, people have more and more designs for christmas sweaters, with a variety of color collisions, various themes, and exaggerated outfits. Despite the popularity of tinsel ribbons, pom poms, and energy-saving light bulbs, it's also meant that cleaning christmas sweaters are getting harder and harder.

But don't worry, as long as you master the right way to care for your weird christmas sweater, maybe it can become your "Heirloom". Today's christmas sweaters will have relevant care labels sewn on the inside of the clothes. The following will combine the knowledge points of the care labels to teach you how to properly clean the christmas sweaters with lights.

How to wash ugly christmas sweaters

Step 1: Check the label

No matter what style of ugly knit sweater you have, you need to check the care label before washing it. Labels on ugly sweaters can serve as a guide to finding the right wash temperature and cycle to help extend the life and appearance of your garment.

Generally speaking, halo ugly christmas sweater that are not made of wool can be machine-washed or hand washed. But if it is an ugly christmas sweater with lights, no matter what material it is, it is recommended to wash it by hand.

Step 2: Sort your laundry

If you're not washing your ugly sweaters individually, they need to be sorted to prevent fading, bleeding, and fraying during the wash.

Try separating colors by shade - separate bright colors like red, pink, yellow, green, blue, or purple from darker items like black, and brown. If your brights are brand new, wash them separately from the first few washes to prevent them from bleeding the dye onto other clothes.

You can also try to distinguish according to the accessories of the sweater-wash the christmas sweater without a three-dimensional color scheme separately from the ugly sweater with 3d three-dimensional such as light bulbs, metal ribbons, pompoms, bells, etc. Because the three-dimensional decoration is likely to hook the threads of other clothes, and secondly, ugly sweaters with accessories, to ensure the integrity of the accessories, it is best to wash them separately.

Step 3: Pretreat garment

After classifying the black christmas sweaters, we need to do some preparatory work first. For the glowing christmas ugly sweater, we need to look into its led light assembly. It is generally divided into two categories: One is to sew the led light tube on the funny knitted sweater which cannot be removed; the other is to sew the led light tube in the pocket through velcro.

For the former, we need to remove the battery of the led light and then clean it, because most light bulbs are waterproof. If the battery is not removable, then turn the switch off, use a plastic bag and rubber band to wrap the battery case, and spot clean them, you can use 70% alcohol spray and a soft cloth to clean them. If it's the latter, unwrap the velcro and remove the tube whole, place it in a small bowl for safe keeping, and clean it.

Step 4: Load into the washing machine or hand wash

If you have an ugly unisex christmas sweater that is machine washable, don't think loading it into the washing machine is easy. You can't put too little or too much laundry in place to ensure your clothes are cleaned thoroughly.

Load a front-load washer by adding items that fit loosely into the drum. Overfilling the washer will prevent clothes from being tumbled or washed properly, so make sure you don't overpack the washer drum. Make sure the drum is full with all laundry before closing the door. If you only plan to wash one or two items, add a few clean towels to the load to help with balance.

If your oversized ugly sweater is lighted, be sure not to machine wash it. You can find a larger container to wash it in this step.

Step 5: Add the right amount of detergent

Whether machine washing or hand washing your ugly custom xmas jumpers, to help prevent dye bleeding, choose a detergent that doesn't contain builders or bleach substitutes when adding the right amount of detergent. If not, opt for a baby conditioner instead.

Step 6: Set the water temperature

After putting an appropriate amount of detergent in the washing machine or container, the water temperature should also be cleaned with cold water or warm water at about 30 degrees. Colorful reindeer sweaters—especially bright and bold ones—should be washed in cold water. The cold cycle uses lower water temperatures to help prevent color bleeding and fading. Factors such as fabric type can also affect the wash temperature, so don't forget to refer to the care label of your garment before washing.

Step 7: Set the cycle type (machine wash)

Washing ugly elf sweaters in a washing machine will always cause some wear and tear, but the gentle cycle limits the amount and time of agitation in the washer to help care for the fibers of your clothes—and help reduce the speed at which your clothes pill and fade. Do your best to pre-treat heavily soiled laundry, but if a more thorough clean is needed, you can use the normal wash cycle at a higher intensity.

If one of your clothes seeps onto another, don't put the soiled item in the dryer—the heat will set the stain. Instead, wash the garment alone in cold water until the dye is washed away.

Step 8: Hand wash the glowing christmas sweater

Soak the offensive ugly sweater in the prepared warm or cold water for at least 15 minutes, being careful not to let the water enter the lamp. Gently shake the ugly sweater to allow the water with detergent to slowly wash the stained area, but be careful not to rub or twist the sweater.

Step 9: Low-temperature drying

Drying colored garments is best done in the dryer or on an indoor drying rack, as drying outside may cause colors to fade. Hanging clothes indoors out of direct sunlight can help preserve their color and quality, but tumble drying on a low-heat cycle can also do the job while minimizing wear and tear on your favorite clothes. Use the lowest dryer cycle heat setting recommended on the item's care label, and remove clothing as soon as you're done.

If your shiny raunchy sweater can't remove the light tube, then don't use the dryer to dry, but find a clean large absorbent towel to absorb a lot of moisture. Then dry the ugly sweater indoors out of direct sunlight.

At the end of the wash, dust off the light and battery pack, and store the sweater in a breathable bag to protect the light and keep dust out.

When the next ugly christmas sweater festival rolls around, you can wear an enviable ugly sweater.