The better you care for a piece, the more it's worth when your child outgrows it — as a hand-me-down, or as credit through The Loop. None of this is fussy; it's mostly about doing a few small things on purpose.
Wash cool, wash together. Cold water is kinder to fibres, colours, and elastic than hot, and it's plenty for everyday baby laundry. Wash like with like — darks together, brights together — so nothing bleeds onto the cream pieces you'll want to pass on.
Turn it inside out. Prints, appliqué, and snaps all last longer turned inside out in the wash. It's the single easiest habit that keeps a piece looking new, and it protects the little details that make small-maker clothes special.
Skip the dryer when you can. Heat is what ages children's clothes fastest — it shrinks cotton, tires elastic, and pills knits. Tumble low if you must, but a quick line- or rack-dry keeps pieces in resale-ready shape for far longer.
Treat stains early, gently. The great solid-foods era is coming for every light-coloured top you own. Rinse in cold and treat promptly rather than letting a stain set; a gentle stain remover beats a hot wash that bakes it in.
Store it kindly. Fold knits rather than hanging them (hangers stretch shoulders), keep everything clean and dry before it goes in a drawer, and pop a cedar block near anything stored between children.
Do these, and the pieces you send back through The Loop come back as credit — and go on to another little wearer looking almost new.
Every box arrives with a prepaid Loop bag, so well-kept pieces can start their second life.
