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Anyone have issues with their velvet yarmulkas shrinking or curling in on the bottom??
For some reason, I’ve bought tons of yarmulkas for my kids, but they all seem to shrink for no apparent reason and curl in on the bottom. They’re expensive ($10 and up each one) but this keeps happening.
I keep them in a bowl so they retain their shape, but it doesn’t help.
Any experience with this or advice??
Do they get wet? That might be doing it.
Yarlmukes shrink. You always buy a bigger one than your old one, because your old one was really bigger before it shrank. Also, you only have one. And if you lose it, then you’re a goy.
the problem is that the lining is shrinking more than the velvet on the outside. When I wash them, I take them out of the washing machine (no drying them) and my boys put them on their heads inside out for them to dry. I find it’s a good idea to do this load in the afternoon so that they can wear the kippa for an hour or two before going to bed so that it will dry. Then turn the kippa back around and it will be fine.
i dont know anyone who washes their yarmulkas? does that work or does it ruin them?
M22 – You could wash one that is already wrinkled, but stretch it out A LOT before you put it inside out on his head – I mean PULL hard to get it back to its original shape and then let it dry on his head. If you see that it’s got pockets of the velvet and it still curls at this point, then it’s probably a lost cause, but you’ll know for the future.
Yes, I used to wash my kid’s kippas, but it depends on the condition I find them in now to see if I’m going to spend the effort on washing it – like is it already turning brown from the sun or is the trim coming apart or is YT around the corner and I’ll be buying a new one anyway – that all comes in the cheshbon I make before I decide to wash one any more. Unfortunately I do have one son who has a problem with bed wetting and sometimes I have to wash a perfectly good kippa that got stuck under him during the night. So yes, it is possible. There are certain types of kippas that wash better than others, and I wouldn’t recommend washing the ones with decorations on them either, but a plain black velvet one, why not?
Some are washable and some are dry clean only. Be careful before you do anything.
The flatter the yarmulke the less it will curl. If you buy the four section type they last longer than the other. My yarmulke is knitted so it actually flattens out and gets bigger when it gets wet.
For kids you really can’t buy whatever kind of kippa you’d like, or else it will just fly off their heads, unless of course you’re using clips to hold it down. If you’re not, then you have to go with the kind that fits their head the best. The 6-section kippas have more of a high profile to them, so a kid whose head is longer than it is wide will need that kind of kippa. The 4-section kippa is for kids who have really round heads. My boys all wear 6-section kippas. It really depends on how it fits. I think for men it doesn’t really matter whether it’s a 4-section or a 6-section kippa so much. I know of a store where they even sell Gerrer types of kippas that are really narrow and high. Oh, you’d also have the same problem of curling of the kippa if it’s a 4-section velvet kippa. I’ve seen it happen. And I don’t know about dry-cleaning kippas, but that wouldn’t last in my house. I can barely send my husband’s suits out for cleaning much less kids’ kippas.
I always thought the 6 section were chassidish and the 4 litvish or heimish or whatever. Personally, i wash the yarmulkas when needed and actually dry them for a few minutes, then stretch the trim as much as possible and turn in inside out and fold either in half or in 4 to dry. It works fine for 3-4 washings and then they begin to fray or fade so i just wipe with a damp washcloth if it is not filthy. We use the 4 section velvet ones that are officially not washable and for younger kids have a design.
Special Yarmulkas for Curling?
From Wikipedia:
“Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard.”
gavra: yes, they are made of hard leather and cover the entire head.
I’m sorry. I don’t know if I meant dry clean or just not washable. Most six section Yalmukas are washable and most four section are not.
Why don’t you try asking at the place where you buy/bought the kippa. They might be able to tell you.
you can dry them on a wig head or even on a cantalope!
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