Care Labels
The cleaning guidelines attached to the clothing.
What is a care label?
To separate dirty clothes by color groups
What is sorting?
There are holes in the bottom of the iron.
What are steam release holes?
The wash cycle with the least amount of agitation.
What is delicate, hand wash, or gentle cycle?
This is what you should do to prevent wrinkles when the drying cycle is completed.
What is hang/fold clothes immediately?
These are the two most common places where a clothing tag might be attached to your clothing
What is the neckline and the side seam?
Sorting of your clothes is done by these two criteria.
What is color and fabric?
This flat metal part of the iron gets very hot to get the wrinkles out of your clothes.
What is the sole/sole plate?
This can be purchased in bar, powder, liquid, and pod form and is added to the washing machine to clean your clothes.
What is laundry detergent?
An drying error that causes fibers to stretch.
(Hint-doing this may leave weird pointy shoulders on your clothing)
What is hang dry when it says dry flat?
There are many types of these drawings showing how to take care of your clothing.
What are laundry symbols?
The color fading you get when you wash whites and reds together.
What is pink?
This is the part of the iron on which it rests when it is not in use.
What is the heel?
This product comes in two forms. One is used in the washer, the other is made for the dryer.
What is fabric softener?
What are scented dryer sheets or scent crystals?
This is something you should always do before you wash a clothing item for the first time.
What is "Read the Care Label?"
These should never be washed with dark colors.
What are whites?
This is what will happen if you leave the iron on the cloth too long.
What is burn/scorch?
If you buy clothing that can't be washed in a machine you may need to let one of these professionals clean it for you.
What is dry cleaners?
This causes stains to set.
What is any form of heat/ drying clothes?
Doing this will keep clothing the right size, the original color, and save money.
What is washing in cold water? and/or What is reading the labels?
The four basic color groups for sorting laundry.
What are whites, lights, brights (or reds) and darks?
This is what you can use to clean the sole plate of the iron.
What is a magic eraser or iron cleaner?
The type of detergent that is enclosed in a plastic packet. It is usually the most expensive detergent.
What are Pods?
A heat sensitive fiber, often used to make sweaters, that should never be put in the dryer.
What is wool?