Show Consumers Want Vant V ant to Know B By MARGARET Director of Consumer Affairs Nat National Association of Manufacturers When the tags hang-tags on a garment garment gar gar- ment read cad home launder only does that imply t that it i t should not be dry-cleaned dry Yes It should not be commercially commercially com com- laundered or dr dry dry- cleaned What is a bonded fabric A bonded fabric is face fabric backed by y another fabric fabric fab fab- ric to give added body and stability The backing is usually a tricot fabric applied by chemical adhesives I It t helps helps' the fabric to hold its shape In sewing the bonded knit fabric handles like firmly woven fabric What does Professionally clean only mean on a garment garment garment gar gar- ment label That means do not use e service self-service dry Is it really necessary to remove remove remove re re- move clothes from a dryer dye immediately when tumbling stops Many older models o oC of f C clothes dryers do not have a down cool-down cycle When the th e tumbling l stops the war warm m C clothes drop to the bottom o ot of f t the drum and will become becom e very wrinkled So you save 0 on ironing if you rou remove th thC the e C clothes before this happens Are Arc disposable diapers sheets sheet s a ana Ula ua outer ower such SUC products actually actually actu actu- ally a made of paper disposable fabrics fabrics fab fab- r are produced by bonding together t a mat of natural o or r s man-made man fibers They are ar e softer in feeling than paper I 1 If f an individual or 0 an organization organization organ organ- ration wants to participate e in trash collection efforts ho how w would you go about it Call your local newspaper office radio and TV stations station s G to find out if such a program e exists in your community Some communities have Environmental Environmental Environmental En En- v Action Coalitions Coalitions t that sponsor a trash in cash program The Boy Scouts and Garden Clubs of E America have initiated programs proE programs programs pro pro- F grams in some areas too Do stretch stockings contain elastic clastic The stretch in nylon hose is achieved by a special patented patented patented pat pat- technique of twisting and heating to give the yarn enduring There is no elastic used Can stretch tights be used inthe in inthe inthe the washing machine If there are no instructions packed i with the tights you might try putting them into a lingerie bag and washing them like nylon hose The water temperature should be warm not hot Use a mild detergent For drying hang them over a smooth rod or use a clothes dryer set on warm Beware of the first washing of very bright colors |