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LAUNDRY BASICS

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?.

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LAUNDRY BASICS

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  1. LAUNDRY BASICS Guidelines to help you look your best! Nancy Bodman June 2007

  2. At college We all like to look our best. At home

  3. Your clothing needs to be clean and neat So you’ll need to do your laundry!

  4. Mistakes could be disappointing And expensive. Can you afford it?

  5. Doing your wash is as easy as… GET IT READY! 1. WASH IT! 2. DRY IT! 3.

  6. As you learn the rules Remember You’ll do many of these steps at the same time. Laundry is not hard to do!

  7. GET IT READY!

  8. Ready Rule #1READ THE LABEL Machine Wash? Water Temperature? Bleach? Drying? Ironing? What should you do?

  9. Ready Rule #2SORT CAREFULLY Sort by: Colors Fabrics Surface Texture Construction Degree of Soil

  10. Ready Rule #3PREPARE Mend holes before laundering. Empty pockets. Shake out loose dirt. Close zippers, hooks and eyes.

  11. Ready Rule #4CHECK FOR STAINS Pre-soak. Pre-treat stains. Refer to a stain removal chart.

  12. WASH IT!

  13. Wash Rule #1SELECT DETERGENT (Check container for amount to use) Liquid detergents Granular detergents High efficiency detergents

  14. Wash Rule #2DECIDE ABOUT BLEACH Non-Chlorine Bleach Chlorine Bleach (Always dilute!)

  15. Wash Rule #3CONSIDER FABRIC SOFTENER Dryer-Added • What does it do? • Softens fabric • Reduces static • Reduces wrinkles • Smells good Rinse-Added

  16. Wash Rule #4LOAD CAREFULLY ~Load loosely with dry, unfolded clothes. ~Make up the load with items of different sizes.

  17. Wash Rule #5CHOOSE THE WATER TEMPERATURE Hot Water Cold Water Warm Water Wash

  18. Wash Rule #6PICK A WASH CYCLE Regular, Cotton/Sturdy, and Whites Easy Care/Permanent Press Delicates and Handwashables

  19. DRY IT!

  20. 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.

  21. Drying Rule #2FABRIC SOFTENER(Only if you didn’t use it in the washer!) Use one sheet per dryer load.

  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.

  23. TO KEEP CLOTHING LOOKING GOOD… Fold it! • Hang it up! Iron it!

  24. And you’re not finished until you PUT IT AWAY!

  25. GOOD LUCK!

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