Washing
White clothes are best washed in what temperature water?
Hot
What is a hamper?
Put your dirty clothes in a laundry hamper or basket. Keep it in the bathroom or in your closet—close to where you take off your clothes.
Why should you sort?
So colors don’t run and ruin your clothes.
So your clothes will last longer and look nicer.
Where are care labels located?
“Care labels” are sewn into the neck or side seams of clothes most of the time.
When you dry clothes, you really only need to consider two things:
1. How hot?
2. How long?
What type of cycle should you wash towels and linens?
Cotton Cycle
Name 1 reason to have a basket next to your clothes
hamper
True or False: You have to sort your clothes
You don’t HAVE to sort. That is, if you like to gamble. Most of
the time, your clothes will come out sort of clean. But, once in a while all your white clothes will turn pink, or your pink top will turn into “mud color,” or your favorite jeans will end up with ink spots all over them.
Why should you look at a label when you’re buying new clothes?
To see if cleaning instructions are difficult or expensive.
Heat: Dryers usually dry with three basic temperatures. What are they?
1. Air Only
2. Medium Heat
3. High Heat
The sturdier a fabric, the longer and harder it can be washed.
What is the rule for delicate fabric?
shorter time it can be washed and the more
gently it needs to be treated.
Why would put a stain stick next to your hamper instead of by the washer and dryer?
To treat the stain immediately
What color clothing can you put bleach on?
White
What does Dry Clean only mean?
This means you must take the clothing to a dry cleaning store and let them clean it for you. Itwill cost between $3 and $10 to dry clean a piece of clothing.
How long does something take to dry when it's on "permanent press"
30-60 minutes.
What are the 6 steps to laundry?
Sorting, Washing, Drying, Folding, Ironing, Putting
Away
Why would you put a cup next to your clothes hamper?
Put the change from your pocket into the cup. It
won’t end up in the dryer AND you might even use it as part of your monthly savings.
What are 3 piles you should sort your clothes into?
1. Whites
2. Towels & Linens
3. Colored Clothes
Which care label is a circle?
Dry Clean Only
If you don’t clean the lint trap, your clothes will take “forever” to dry and waste energy (and money.)
What else can it do?
Start a fire
When you use a washer, you need to decide three things:
1. The size of your load.
2. The temperature of your water.
3. The length and strength of the wash.
What is an example of a "delicate" material
Lace
Silk
Beaded Clothing
What's an example of an item of clothing that cannot be washed?
Wool Sweater
Necktie
Business Slacks
What special detergent could you use when handwashing?
Woolite
Where can the lint trap be found?
On top of the dryer or inside the front of the drum.