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Guidelines to help you look your best! Nancy Bodman June 2007
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LAUNDRY BASICS. Guidelines to help you look your best!. Nancy Bodman June 2007. At college. We all like to look our best . At home. Your clothing needs to be clean and neat. So you’ll need to do your laundry!. Mistakes could be disappointing. And expensive. Can you afford it?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Guidelines to help you look your best!
Nancy Bodman
June 2007
We all like to look our best.
At college
At home
Your clothing needs to be clean and neat
So you’ll need to do your laundry!
Mistakes could be disappointing
And expensive.
Doing your wash is as easy as…
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2.
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As you learn the rules
RememberYou’ll do many of these steps at the same time.
Laundry is not hard to do!
Ready Rule #1READ THE LABELMachine Wash?
Water Temperature?Bleach?Drying?Ironing?
What should you do?
Ready Rule #2SORT CAREFULLY
Sort by: Colors Fabrics Surface Texture Construction Degree of Soil
Ready Rule #3PREPARE
Mend holes before laundering.
Empty pockets.Shake out loose dirt.
Close zippers, hooks and eyes.
Ready Rule #4CHECK FOR STAINS
Pre-soak.
Refer to a stain removal chart.
Pre-treat stains.
Wash Rule #1SELECT DETERGENT
(Check container for amount to use)
Granular detergents
Liquid detergents
High efficiency detergents
Wash Rule #2DECIDE ABOUT BLEACH
Non-Chlorine Bleach
Chlorine Bleach(Always dilute!)
Wash Rule #3CONSIDER FABRIC SOFTENER
Dryer-Added
Rinse-Added
What What doesdoes it do? it do?•Softens fabricSoftens fabric•Reduces staticReduces static•Reduces wrinklesReduces wrinkles•Smells goodSmells good
Wash Rule #4LOAD CAREFULLY
~Load loosely with dry, unfolded clothes.
~Make up the load withitems of different sizes.
Wash Rule #5CHOOSE THE WATER
TEMPERATURE
Wash Rule #6PICK A WASH CYCLE
Regular, Cotton/Sturdy, and Whites
Easy Care/Permanent Press
Delicates and Handwashables
Drying Rule #1PICK A METHOD
MACHINE DRY - • Regular cycle• Easy Care/Permanent
Press, Wrinkle Free• Air Fluff
AIR DRY – Hang your clothes on the line.
Drying Rule #2FABRIC SOFTENER
(Only if you didn’t use it in the washer!)
Use one sheet per dryer load.
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.
TO KEEP CLOTHING LOOKING GOOD…
Fold it!Hang it up!
Iron it!
PUT IT AWAY!
And you’re not finished until you
