Show Save Sav Sheets by Proper Laundering Care If you re interested In getting getting get get- ting the most value and service service ser ser- vice from your sheets you need to know what laundering care to give them White sheets are more likely to remain white if they are re washed h with white c clothes clothes' only and If neither clothes nor sheets are badly soiled Any stains or spots not likely likely like like- ly to come out In washing should be removed before washing as soap and hot water may set them permanently Removal treatment should be limited to the affected spot USE PLENTY of soap or synthetic detergent to wash sheets and rinse thoroughly thorough thorough- ly Iy Thorough rinsing helps to keep sheets clean and bright Hard lIard water will do a better cleaning job If a softener is added whether you use soap or synthetic detergent Add the softener before the soap or detergent Sunshine ne is the safest bleach for cotton Strong bleaches damage cottons causing them to weaken and wear out sooner soon soon- er than usual If you need a bleach occasionally use no nomore nomore nomore more than the amount recommended mended on the bottle or package pack age Add it to the soap water not in a soak period with water only before the wash Blea Bleach h is less likely to damage cott cottons ns if used with witha a soapy solution Resin Resin finish finish finished ed on iron on-iron iron sheets may turn yellow if bleached with chlorine chlorine chlor chlor- ine bleaches IF YOU DRY your sheets heets out out doors of doors hang them where they will not flap in the wind Strong winds may whip out the corners of hems or break the selvage yarns Hang your sheets in different different differ differ- ent positions on the line occasionally Pin frequently enough nough to avoid strain on small small are areas s. s A recommended method method method-fa Is to W tt fold the sheet with th the two hems together and place over the line hem sides hem sides up lapping the hems hem's hems over the line about 12 Inch Inches s. s UN I RON ED sheets do wear longer If you iron yours be careful to use the proper tem tern Even the mildest scorch greatly weakens cotton cot cot- ton Work out a folding system that suits your own storage space You will save time and work if sheets are stored in such a way that you can identify identify iden iden- tiCy different sizes etc without without with with- out having to open out the sheet A label t taped ped to the shelf edge does the trick nicely nicely nice nice- ly Iy if you keep sheets sorted in piles piles' of the same size |