Care Labels
Sorting
Stain Removal
Laundry Procedures
Drying/Sorting
100
What is a care label?
The cleaning guidelines attached to the clothing.
100
What is sorting?
To separate dirty clothes by color groups
100
What is a stain stick or spray?
A good product to use on a stain that will not be washed for a few days.
100
What is different about the delicate or gentle cycle?
It requires the least amount of agitation.
100
How can you prevent wrinkling after the clothes are dried?
Hang/fold clothes immediately
200
How do you know to not iron a garment?
The do not iron label.
200
What two criteria do you sort your clothing by?
Color and fabric type
200
How can you remove a blood stain?
Soak/wash in cold water?
200
Which type of fabric is most likely to shrink?
100% cotton
200
What can happen to your clothes if you hang dry them when it says to dry flat?
It can causes fibers to stretch
300
How can you avoid clothing shrinkage?
Some clothes should be hung or dried on low heat to avoid the problem.
300
What color do you get when you wash reds and whites together?
Pink
300
How can you remove chewing gum from clothes?
Freeze with an ice cube then remove.
300
What is the benefit of using fabric softener?
Fabric softener softens clothes and eliminates static electricity.
300
True or false: if you wash a shirt and a stain didn't come out, putting it in the dryer will set the stain and make it permanent?
True
400
What is the first step in the laundering process?
Read the Care Label
400
What color should never be washed with black garments?
White fabrics
400
True or false: If the stain has not come out yet you can go ahead and put the clothing in the dryer.
False. That will set the stain.
400
Which washer cycle eliminates excess water from the load?
The spin cycle
400
True or false: heat causes stains to set?
True
500
Doing this will keep clothing the right size, the original color, and save money.
Washing in cold water and/or reading the labels
500
Name four basic color groups for sorting laundry.
whites, lights, brights (or reds) and darks
500
What is chlorine bleach?
This product is used only on white cotton to remove stains.
500
When is it appropriate to use hot water in the wash?
Heavily soiled garments or bedding
500
What is wool?
A heat sensitive fiber, often used to make sweaters, that should never be put in the dryer.
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