Caring for children’s cashmere and wool
Fine knits can outlast the child who wears them first. Airing, gentle washing, drying flat and careful storage are all it takes.
Craft & Care
How to recognise quality, care for fine fabrics and pass clothes on.
Quality shows in the details and lasts through the years. Craft & Care explains how to recognise well made childrenswear, how to wash and store cashmere and wool, and how good clothes find a second and third life as hand-me-downs.
How to recognise quality in childrenswear
Quality in children’s clothes rarely sits on the outside. It lives in the seams, the buttons, the hems and the small decisions you only see up close.
Hand-me-downs and the second life of good children’s clothes
Children outgrow their clothes long before they wear them out. With careful storage, a little mending and a clear system, good pieces can serve one child after another.
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