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Caring For Your Clothes

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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Caring For Your Clothes

Daily Clothing Care

Take steps to ensure your clothes stay clean and organized
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Daily Clothing Care

If you stain a garment have a place designated for dirty laundry
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Laundering Steps
1. Read the care labels
2. Sort clothes properly
3. Prepare clothes for laundering
4. Understand the laundry products
5. How to use the washing machine

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Read The Care Label

Know temperature needed, washing method, use of iron
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Sort Clothes Properly

Separate by color, fabrics tend to bleed
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Prepare Clothes for Laundering

Pre-treat stains, turn right side out, zip zippers

Understand Laundry Products
1. Detergents - works well in hard or soft water
2. Bleach - will weaken fabrics if used often, removes stains from whites, disinfects

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Using the Washing Machine

Select the wash cycle suitable for your clothes
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Drying Clothes

Dryer, clothes line, or on a flat surface
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Automatic Dryer

Be careful not to overload dryer, use proper temperature
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Clothes Line

Saves cost of drying and gives clothes a fresh smell
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Flat surface drying

Used for sweaters to avoid shrinking
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Ironing & Pressing

Removing the wrinkles from your clothes
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Dry Cleaning
1. Used on clothes that cannot be put in washing machine/need to read label
2. Used to give a professionally pressed look

Storing Clothes

Store knits in drawer to prevent stretching
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Storing Clothes

Store similar items together, shirts, pants, etc.
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Out of Season Storage

Be sure to store clothes properly to avoid damage from insects that eat them
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