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Care of Stockings Stockings should always be hand washed - oldincluding modern ones. Use non-biological handwash powder. Fill a bowl with water as hot as you can bear and fully wet the stockings, leave to soak for about 1/2 an hour. Add some more hot if necessary; squeeze and nead the stockings gently especially the feet (smelly). DO NOT RUB. Squeeze out the excess water and then rinse in lukewarm water - you may need to do this a couple of times. DO NOT TWIST OR WRING. Roll up the stockings in a dry towel to remove as much water as possible. Hang the stockings up by their toes to drip dry. If the stockings are fashioned gently pull them into shape. Do not wear rings, watches or bracelets when doing this - you will live to regret it. For very sheer stockings it would be as well to wear gloves - also when you are putting them on or taking them off. Disposable rubber gloves from DIY stores are excellent for this. (Not the pink and yellow ones you do the washing-up in!).