Care Labels Sorting Stains Water Temperatures Washing

◦ Machine Washing◦ Hand Washing

Drying◦ Tumble Drying◦ Line Dry◦ Dry Flat

Care labels provide helpful information that can save you time and money.

Cleaner, fresher clothes means longer wearing apparel.

Clothes that are bleachable are easier to get clean.

Identify the following Care Label symbols.

Washing Drying

What do the dots within the symbols indicate?

Temperature

Most important tip: !

Located on the neck or back of the garment Information:

Fabric Method of washing and drying Washing and drying temperature Bleaching Ironing Dry Cleaning

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READ THE CARE LABELREAD THE CARE LABEL

Most step! Why should I sort my clothing?

Find stains and damages Avoid laundry mishaps

How? Read the label! Type of fabric and weight, color, degree of soil

TIME CONSUMING

Whites Brights Lights Darks Delicates

Heavily soiled items Linens Towels and other “lint-

givers”

Treat stain within 24 hours Done before washing Washing can permanently set stains in! Types

-based stainsTar, candle wax, motor oil, grease, fat, butter, and

margarine Use spot/stain remover

-based stains Soft drinks, tea, black coffee and fruit juice Should wash out with normal washing

OIL

WATER

Most important tip: ! Hot

Cleans fastest and best Very dirty clothes only!

Warm Remove wrinkles Best for colorfast darks

Colorfast – color that is resistant to fading or running

Cold Most clothing Bright colors

READ THE LABEL

Read the care label ! Types of washing

Hand Delicate Loosely woven or knitted Wool

Machine

Read detergent instructions for measurement Read the care label !

Water temperature Cycle instructions

Remember: do not ! Wrinkling Dirty clothes

Pre-treated garments should be

overload

pre-washed

Water Temperatures Water Temperature 30C/85F – 104F (Cool/Cold) Water Temperature 40C/105F – 119F (Warm) Water Temperature 50C/120F - Up (Hot)

Read the care label ! Types of drying

Line Flat

Garments that shrink or stretch out of shape

Tumble

Read the care label ! Dryer temperature Tumble instructions

Quickest way Remember: do not !

Wrinkling Damp clothes

overload

Read the care label ! Save money Extend the life of your clothes

Works Cited

Gentzler, Yvonne S. and Louise A. Liddell. “Caring for Clothes.” Building Life Skills. Tinely Park, Illinois: 2003. Pages 429 -

437.

Stone, Jan. “Clothing and Textiles.” Home and Family. Iowa State University. 9 December 1996.

<http://www.extension.iastate.edu/homefamily/clothing/>.