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BEFORE YOU WASH
SORTING
Some fabrics are “scavengers”. They absorb soil,
color and lint given off by other garments.
So it is important to sort clothes carefully before
washing.
CARE LABELS
• Look for a care label on your clothes. This will
tell you about the fabric content of your garment
and how it should be washed.
• Sort clothes into loads that can be washed with
the same wash cycle, water temperature and spin
speed.
SOIL
• Separate clothes according to the type and
amount of soil. Some soils suit warmer washes
eg oily soils, while others are best washed in cold
water eg mud, blood.
• Heavily soiled clothes may need to be soaked.
COLOR
• Separate white fabrics from colored fabrics.
• Any fabric that has a strong bold color may
bleed, especially when new. It is much safer to
wash it separately, until you are sure that it
will not lose any more of the color.
LINT
• Wash lint givers and lint collectors separately.
• Where possible, turn lint collectors inside out.
• If lint transfer is a problem:
* Wash light clothes separately to dark clothes.
* Use a little more detergent
* Avoid overloading
Lint Givers Lint Collectors
Terry cloth Synthetics
Chenille Corduroy
Towels Permanent Press
Diapers Socks
Hand Wash
Do not bleach
Do not tumble dry
Medium iron
Dryclean
BEFORE YOU WASH
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