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Guidelines to help you look your best! Nancy Bodman June 2007 Slide 2 We all like to look our best. At college At home Slide 3 Your clothing needs to be clean and neat So youll need to do your laundry! Slide 4 Mistakes could be disappointing And expensive. Slide 5 Doing your wash is as easy as 3. 2. 1. Slide 6 As you learn the rules Remember Youll do many of these steps at the same time. Laundry is not hard to do! Slide 7 Slide 8 Ready Rule #1 READ THE LABEL Machine Wash? Water Temperature? Bleach? Drying? Ironing? What should you do? Slide 9 Ready Rule #2 SORT CAREFULLY Sort by: Colors Fabrics Surface Texture Construction Degree of Soil Slide 10 Ready Rule #3 PREPARE Mend holes before laundering. Empty pockets. Shake out loose dirt. Close zippers, hooks and eyes. Slide 11 Ready Rule #4 CHECK FOR STAINS Pre-soak. Refer to a stain removal chart. Pre-treat stains. Slide 12 Slide 13 Wash Rule #1 SELECT DETERGENT (Check container for amount to use) Granular detergents Liquid detergents High efficiency detergents Slide 14 Wash Rule #2 DECIDE ABOUT BLEACH Non-Chlorine Bleach Chlorine Bleach (Always dilute!) Slide 15 Wash Rule #3 CONSIDER FABRIC SOFTENER Dryer-Added Rinse-Added What does it do? Softens fabricSoftens fabric Reduces staticReduces static Reduces wrinklesReduces wrinkles Smells goodSmells good Slide 16 Wash Rule #4 LOAD CAREFULLY ~Load loosely with dry, unfolded clothes. ~Make up the load with items of different sizes. Slide 17 Wash Rule #5 CHOOSE THE WATER TEMPERATURE Slide 18 Wash Rule #6 PICK A WASH CYCLE Regular, Cotton/Sturdy, and Whites Easy Care/Permanent Press Delicates and Handwashables Slide 19 Slide 20 Drying Rule #1 PICK A METHOD MACHINE DRY - Regular cycle Easy Care/Permanent Press, Wrinkle Free Air Fluff AIR DRY Hang your clothes on the line. Slide 21 Drying Rule #2 FABRIC SOFTENER (Only if you didnt use it in the washer!) Use one sheet per dryer load. Slide 22 Drying Tips Dryer drying no-iron clothing helps minimize wrinkling. Remove items from the dryer as soon as the cycle is complete. One washer load = one dryer load! Do not overdry fabrics. Slide 23 TO KEEP CLOTHING LOOKING GOOD Fold it! Hang it up! Iron it! Slide 24 PUT IT AWAY! And youre not finished until you Slide 25