The Wilow blog
Practical laundry and garment care advice from the Wilow team's daily work in Riyadh.
Best Way to Wash a Thobe and Iron It: A Fabric Guide
Wash a thobe in cold to warm water (30 to 40 C) with a mild liquid detergent, hang it to air dry, and iron it at the heat its fabric needs: medium, about 150 C, for polyester and blends, and high for cotton and linen while slightly damp. Hot water sets stains and can yellow a white thobe, and chlorine bleach should never touch polyester. To prevent shine marks, iron through a pressing cloth or inside-out and move the iron slowly.
Best Laundry Service in Riyadh: How to Choose One
The best laundry service in Riyadh is the one that fits your volume, schedule and neighbourhood: door pickup, a clear estimated return time, your order processed separately from other customers' orders, and a clear price before you order. If you do laundry every week and live in an area Wilow covers, a bag-based subscription starts at 99 SAR per wash with free pickup and delivery and an estimated turnaround of 24 hours from pickup. For one urgent item, a nearby walk-in laundry is usually the better call.
How Often Should You Wash an Abaya? A Fabric-by-Fabric Guide
There is no fixed number: wash an abaya when it actually needs it, after sweat, dust or a stain, not on a schedule, because hot water, dryer heat and wringing are what wear the fabric out. How you wash matters more than how often: cold water (20 to 30 C) for most abaya fabrics, air drying in the shade, and a low iron through a pressing cloth.
