Push - Embroidered Beanie

Embroidery is tougher than a print: no cracking, no peeling, no fading into a ghost of itself by next season. It does have opinions about heat, though.

The short version:

• Turn it inside out before it goes in. Otherwise the stitches spend the whole cycle rubbing against the drum.
• Cold water, gentle cycle whenever possible.
• Hang dry if you can, low heat if you can't. Heat is what shrinks fabric around stitching.
• Skip the bleach, and skip the fabric softener too: softener coats the thread and dulls the stitch definition over time.
• Iron around the embroidery, never on it. I'd recommend a steamer over an iron, in general.
• Loose thread? Snip it. Don't pull it. Tying a small knot close to were you'll snip can prevent the thread from running, though this isn't always practical.

Hats and beanies are their own situation: spot clean with cold water and a little mild soap, then let them air dry holding their own shape. A structured cap in a washing machine comes out looking like a structured cap that lost a fight.

One thing you might notice the first time through: embroidery can pucker a bit as the fabric settles around the stitching, then relaxes as it dries. That's normal, and not you having destroyed a brand new hoodie four days into owning it.