It's not often you find women wearing stockings these days, especially here in California. Call me old fashioned, but I still find it odd to wear dresses bare legged unless it's a sundress during the day. If you are like me, and still wear stockings, or collect them, here are some tips you need to know to keep them in perfect shape.
It is important to wash silk stockings as soon as possible after each wearing if you expect them to last.
Remove rings before you launder stockings, or a thread may snag and start a run.
Use lukewarm water* (95-100 F.), softened (Borax or other commercial softeners do the trick) if necessary.
Make rich suds with mild soap.
Turn the stockings inside out and immerse them in the suds.
Never rub soap on the stockings. Dip them up and down in the water slowly to avoid unneccesary stretch.
Extract water by gently squeezing stockings from top down. Do not slide your hands down the stockings. Lightly squeeze.
Rinse several times in lukewarm water until there's no trace of soap left. Extract water after each rinse by squeezing gently.
Stretch the stockings gently into shape and hang, feet down, over a smooth rod to dry, away from heat.
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