Terms to know
This is the process of washing clothes with water.
What is laundering?
This method of stain removal involves lightly rubbing the detergent into the stain.
What is pretreating?
These are proteins that speed up chemical reactions and help break down certain soils and stains into simpler forms that can be removed more easily.
What are enzymes?
These give softness to washable fabrics.
What are fabric softeners?
The three ways to sort clothes before washing.
What are:
1. by color
2. kind and amount of soil
3. type and garment construction
These can be granular or liquid laundry products made synthetically from chemicals that suspend and hold dirt and grease away from clothes during washing.
What are detergents?
When using this method it is important to dab away any excess liquid first. Rubbing it in will only make the stain worse.
What is rinsing?
This term means to change an existing garment to make it suitable for more wear.
What is redesign?
Three things laundry products you use should be compatible with.
What are:
-Your laundry equipment
-The hardness of your water
-The fabrics in your garments
The two ways of laundering clothes.
What are:
1. Handwashing
2. Machine WashingThis care label term is often used for drying sweaters or knitted items so they retain their shape.
What is dry flat?
This stain removal method works best on wool, rayon, silk, linen, and cotton knit fabrics.This method can be used on lightly soiled clothing to freshen and deodorize clothing. This method can help save money.
What are home dry cleaning kits?
This care label term means you can wash and dry the garment by any method at any temperature.
What is machine wash?
This is the mechanical action that helps to loosen and remove soils from clothes during laundering.
What is agitation?
The four categories for laundry symbols.
What are:
1. washing
2. drying
3. bleaching
4. ironing
This is done by placing the iron only on areas that need ironing.
What is pressing?
This stain removal method works well for water based stains such as fruit juice or soft drinks.
What is soaking?
This is the ability of a fabric or other substances to keep the same color without fading or running even if washed with hot water or placed in harsh light.
What is colorfast?
What are two other methods of removing wrinkles from clothing other than pressing or ironing?
What are:
Hand held steamers
Hang the garment in the bathroom while taking a hot shower.
Put the garment in the dryer while still damp.
The three ways a clothing care routine can help you.
What are:
help you feel more confident
help you make better use of your time
save money
These are chlorine or oxygen type laundry products used to clean, whiten and brighten fabrics.
What is bleach?
This stain removal method is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water.
What is dry cleaning?
This care label term means the garment can be dried in the dryer at the specified setting; high, medium, low or no heat.
What is tumble dry?
These are used before washing clothes and designed to remove certain types of stains such as adhesives.
What are special stain removal products?
The 5 ways to be safe while ironing.
What are:
1. Keep your iron away from small children.
2. Let an iron cool off for at least 10 minutes before putting it away.
3. Consider purchasing an iron with built in safety features
4. Treat a burn quickly in the event of an accident.
5. Do not leave a hot iron face down.