Show washing tips do your mending before washing not after it A tiny hole is bound to become larger during washing when it receives some rather rough treatment its easier on the garment and on you too if you wash fabrics before they become too soiled if you want to avoid heartache remove colored tr trimming immink buttons and decoration unless youre certain absolutely washable soft water saves soap and washes garments cleaner it if the I 1 water in your community is hard use a good reliable water softener add the softener before making suds and adding the clothing never soak clothes too long after an hour or two the soil tends to seep back into the garment it also weakens fabric never take chances on colored clothes unless the label tells you the material is washable wash the garment separately and keep it separate while drying intense heat beat in the water is harmful to all fabrics in the long run dont dry clothes on top of radiators either or bake your clothes in a dryer too much sunlight will bleach clothing colored clothing should be removed from the line when dry it if you dont think a garment will stand the sun play safe and hang it in the shade I 1 |