Laundry 101

In order to keep dark and bright colored clothes from fading, what temperature water should you use?

• cold
• warm
• hot
• any temp will do

To avoid clothing ripping in the washing machine, you should do this before putting clothes into the machine...

• put your clothes in a paper bag to protect them in the washer
• wash them in the local stream on a wash board
• zip zippers and button buttons
• remove all buttons and zippers

A disadvantage to using bleach is that it can remove color from clothing. What is an advantage to using bleach in the wash?

• keeps colors bright

• keep white clothes white and help remove stains

• turns stripes into polka dots

• shrinks clothes

What can happen if you don't follow laundry care instructions?

• clothes look brighter and make you look cool
• clothes last longer
• you'll need to buy new clothes every week
• fading, dull clothes, blotches, pills, shrinkage and tears

What laundry care procedure will prevent your whites from looking gray?

• wash separately and use bleach
• wash in 100% bleach
• wash with red clothes
• wash with black clothes

What is the correct order of steps to do the laundry?

• Sort, wash in machine, dry, fold & put away
• Sort, clean out pockets, wash in machine, dry, fold & put away
• wash in machine, sort, clean out pockets, dry, fold & put away
• Sort, clean out pockets, wash in machine, fold & put away, dry

Before washing clothes, sort them by categories. How do you sort clothing?

• date purchased, store bought at and price
• color and soil , care label, garment type
• favorites, by size & designs 

Uh oh!! Got a spot? What's the first thing to do?

• identify the stain
• hide it under your bed
• throw out the garment
• throw it in the dryer

Do you blot or rub a stain when cleaning it?

• rubbing spreads the stain
• blotting lifts the stain from the fabric 
• rubbing removes the stain
• blotting spreads the stain

What's good advice when it comes to stain removal?

• dry it quickly
• put the garment in the fridge
• stain the entire garment
• treat it right away, don't let the stain dry and pretreat it with a stain removal product