Fabric Care Flashcards
Washing instructions (symbol)
A water basin
How to take care of clothes
Removes stains and wash or dry clean,
Mend clothes before storing
Use shaped or padded hangers to hang clothes
Fold knitwear and store it flat
Polish shoes and leather accessories regulary
Drying instructions (symbol)
A square
Iron instructions(symbol)
An iron
Bleaching instructions (symbol)
A triangle
Dry cleaning instructions (symbol)
A circle
No bar symbol
Maximum washing action and spin
Single bar symbol
Medium washing action and short spin
Broken bar
Minimum washing action
Preparing laundry
Empty pockets, mend clothes if necessary, removes stains that might not come out in the wash, close zips amd buttons, sort clothes according by colour, follow special instrcution
Washing delicate fabrics
Use low temperatures Use coo iron Squeeze garment don't rub it Rinse it a lot gently squeeze Don't wring Roll in towel and dry flat or drip dry
Detergent
A substance that removes dirt
Types of detergent
Biological detergent Non-biological detergent Low foaming detergent Detergents for delicate fabrics Eco-friendly detergents
Fabric conditioner
Fabric conditioner is a substance that makes fabric softer it reduces creasing and static cling
Stain removal
Act quickly before stain dries in fabric
Scrape or blot off as much as you can don’t rub in the stain
Start with a mild treatment like soaking it with cold water
If using a commercial stain remover first test it on a hidden part of the garment
Chewing gum stain
Freeze and scrape it off, it may be neccessary to remove grease stain, in which case use a grease solvent e.g benzene
Perspiration, tea and coffee
Soak in warm water with a biological detergent wash as casual
Blood, gravy and eggs
Soak in cold water immediately if the stain has set soak it in warm water with a biological detergent
Grass, ink stain
Soak stained area in methylated spirits, wash as usual
Chocolate stain
Wash in hot water of the stain remains dab with glycerine wash as usual
Grease stain
Wash in hot water and detergent if stain remains dab with a grease solvent e.g benzene wash as usual
