Show HOME AGENT by Joyce Sadler Duchesne County Home Demonstration Agent nd-W car Many of our have found that wash-and-wear clothes have helped them do away with much of the ironing drudgery says Joyce county home demonstration agent with the Extension Service of Utah State they are what is wash-and-wear and what may they expect from Wash-and-wear fabrics may be a synthetic fabric such as dacron or or they may be cottons which have been given a special or they may be a blend of man-made and natural The tag on the garment will specify the correct method of laundering wash-and-wear garments Some say to give the garment a complete machine cycle washing and a line other specify machine-washing and hanging up wet to and some call for hand oiling and drip The wash-and-wear fabric has a smooth surface that prevents the fabric from absorbing moisture With this water borne soil is not but remains on the surface so that it can be washed off with Warm water should be used in laundering wash-and-wear as well as slow to prevent Oil spots present a They must be removed from wash-and-wear fabrics with a spot Hot water and soap on a grease spot may the stain in them Chlorine bleaches turn resin-treated cottons yellow unless the label states non-chlorine Cotton garments with permanent finishes such as crease resistant should be with a mild The bleach is also advisable for white Fabric alone does not make a garment pocket shoulder and the interfacings must also have the same All parts of the garment must behave the same way in It is wise to purchase garments with labels naming the fiber content and giving care File these labels for reference use when the garments arc to be |