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Show Washing Tips Do your mending before washing, wash-ing, not after it. A tiny hole is bound to become larger during washing when it receives some rather rough treatment It's easier on the garment and on you, too, if you wash fabrics before they become too soiled. If you want to avoid heartache, heart-ache, remove colored trimming, buttons and decoration, unless you're certain they're absolutely washable. Soft water saves soap and washes garments cleaner. If the water in your community is hard, use a good, reliable water softener. Add the softener before be-fore 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. gar-ment. 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. dry-ing. Intense heat in the water is harmful to all fabrics In the long run. Don't 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. If you don't think a garment gar-ment will stand the sun, play safe and hang it in the shade. |