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Care

Heavyweight organic cotton gets better the longer you wear it, provided you do not boil it. These are the four things that make the difference.

Washing

• Inside out, at 30 °C. The print sits in the fibre rather than as a layer on top of it, but heat and friction are still its enemy. Washing inside out buys you years.
• Delicate cycle, low spin. High spin speeds pull the hem and the cuffs out of shape.
• Wash dark with dark. Undyed cotton (Natural Raw, Egret Offwhite) picks up colour from everything in the drum.
• No bleach, no fabric softener. Bleach eats the print. Softener leaves a film on the fibre that makes heavyweight cotton feel limp and stops it absorbing moisture.

Drying

On the line, preferably out of direct sun. Heavyweight cotton shrinks noticeably in a tumble dryer and a crewneck's cuffs never fully recover. If you must: lowest setting, and take it out while it is still slightly damp.

Ironing

Medium heat, inside out, and never directly on the print. If you want to press the front, put a cloth between.

Caps

Not in the machine — the brim loses its shape and the embroidery pulls crooked. Lift marks out with lukewarm water, a drop of mild soap and a soft brush. Let it dry over something round so the fit holds.

The first wash

The pieces are preshrunk, so the size barely moves after the first wash. Heavyweight cotton feels stiff for the first few weeks; that wears off as you wear it.

Wear is part of it

After a year or so heavyweight cotton pills where it rubs most, and black fades towards charcoal. That is not a defect — that is how the material ages. If something is genuinely wrong, a seam letting go or a print cracking after a few washes, mail hello@badintentions.nl. That is covered.