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Fabric Care -
Clothing
is your personality's investment. Clothes will last for a long time if they are
given proper care. They will look fresh and new if they are given the proper treatment
that they deserve. Make sure that you read their care instruction before washing
or cleaning. If your garment's label is missing, the following will prove helpful.
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- By
Fabric Trade Name
| Dry
Clean
Brocade
Silk Brocade
Challis
Crepe (silk & Jersey)
Foulard
Gabardine
(silk and wool)
Rayon
Voile (silk)
Washer silk
Sharkskin Pique
Slipper satin
Taffeta Pongee
Velvet Ramie
Velveteen Seersucker,
Viscose Terry cloth
Viyella Velour
Wool Washer Rayon |
Machine
Wash
Batiste
Boucle
Cambric
Polyester
Cotton knit Linen
Chambray Dimity
Denim
Viyella (cold water)
Jacquard Doeskin Voile(poly cotton)
Knits Faille
Woolblends
Leno Lame Novelty knits
Linen Gingham
Noil Jacquard (poly
and cotton)
Plisse Madras
Percale
Spandex |
Hand
Wash
Acetate
Antique Fabric
Antique lace | -
By
Material Name - Acetate
- Dry clean or gently hand wash with warm water; do not soak, wring, or
twist; protect from nail polish, paint remover and perfumes.
- Acrylic
- Dry clean or machine wash; tumble dry low; use chlorine or peroxide bleach.
- Cotton
- Machine wash or dry clean, tumble dry. Excess bleach weakens fabric and
may cause yellowing. May shrink.
- Linen
- Dry clean or machine wash, tumble dry. Iron when damp on right side for
lustier. Do not crease.
- Modacrylic
- Dry clean or machine wash warm, tumble dry low, remove from dryer immediately;
for deep pile fabrics use fur cleaning process.
- Nylon
- Machine wash; tumble dry, low; use chlorine bleach.
- Polyester
- Dry clean or machine wash; tumble dry; some
articles with fiberfill may be machine washed and dried bleach with chlorine.
- Rayon
- Dry
clean or hand wash with lukewarm. Do not wring or wrist. May be machine washed
or tumble dry.
- Silk
- Dry clean or carefully hand wash. Some dyes bleed when wet.
- Spandex
- Dry clean
or machine wash; tumble dry, low; do not use chlorine bleach.
- Triacetate
- Machine wash,
tumble dry.
- Wool
- Dry clean or wash with extreme care, using cool water and mild soap.
Mothproof before storage.
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