Why Cashmere Needs a Different Touch
When we talk about caring for prized garments, figuring out how to fold cashmere properly is almost a ritual, a gentle one, like drawing a fresh map every time we open the wardrobe. Cashmere really does lay in its own category. It’s spun thin, but strong and airy. Those natural fibers from Mongolian goats, tamed by Italian hands, will keep their shape for years if you treat them with the kind of care you’d give an heirloom quilt or a vintage linen napkin. Most of us have learned the hard way that cashmere doesn’t forgive sharp edges or crammed storage. Piling sweaters in a rush or draping them any old way, well, that’s the fastest way to flatten their spirit. There’s something almost meditative about folding a Monticelli sweater just right—the softness, the patience, the idea that good things really do last if we pay attention.
A Step-by-Step Method: How to Fold Cashmere
Our favorite way to fold cashmere is simple enough that you can do it with one eye on the kettle. Lay your sweater face down on a flat, clean surface. Lightly smooth it with your hands, smoothing out wrinkles but never stretching or tugging. Fold one sleeve straight across the back, then the other, so they cross gently but don’t overlap too sharply, this part feels like closing a letter you want someone to keep. Fold the sides inward toward the center to create a long rectangle, then roll or fold from the bottom up, stopping before you make it too tight. What you get is a compact, cozy bundle that’s not squished at the edges. This keeps the shape as true as it can be without any crease marks where your elbows usually go. If you’re caring for something light yet generous—like the Women’s Cashmere Fringe Wrap—fold the ends toward the middle first before gently rolling. This will make sure those fringes don’t tangle like kite string.
Storage Matters: Where to Keep Your Cashmere
The right storage space makes all the difference with Italian knitwear. Never hang a pure cashmere sweater, it stretches and loses its memory, almost like letting a wool hat sit out in the rain. Instead, give your folded cashmere its own spot, away from heavy sweaters or anything with zippers or hooks. Stash your folded pieces inside breathable cotton bags or even an old pillowcase. Cedar blocks or lavender sachets ward off moths, but nothing scented too strongly. Glass drawers? Lovely, but we have seen people line them with tissue paper for a reason. When we store something like the Women’s Pure Cashmere V-Neck Sweater, we like to imagine it resting there, waiting for the first crisp morning when we reach for it again.
Folding Cashmere: Through Seasons, Travel, and Life
Caring for cashmere isn’t just about home storage. When we travel, even just a weekend train ride or a longer journey, how we pack matters. Tuck your sweater inside a breathable bag before placing it in your suitcase. Never cram it in last minute with shoes or a hair dryer. If packing heavier pieces, put lighter ones, like a neutral cashmere boat neck sweater—between heavier garments to shield them. The ritual of folding and unfolding, each season, keeps us in touch with real stuff: how cashmere feels after a chilly dinner out, how the smell of the wool shifts in different climates. True Italian craftsmanship is all about that lasting comfort, season after season.
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