Laundry Unit

The steps for doing laundry may vary, but to know how to wash a garment safely, read the:

• Directions
• Hang tag
• Care Label
• Decal

Laundry should be sorted according to:

• Color
• Fiber and construction
• Amount of soil
• All of these

A muddy white sports uniform should be put in which batch of clothing?

• Light colors
• Separately or with heavily soiled laundry
• White towels

What other preparations must be done before washing a load of clothes?

• Close zippers, hooks, other fasteners
• Empty pockets
• Mend clothes
• All of these

The best advice you could give a friend for how to do laundry is:

• Bleach all stains
• Follow the directions for the washer/dryer and laundry products
• Always use cold water

The kinds of bleach are:

• Household bleach (chlorine)
• Color Safe Bleach (non-chlorine)
• Chlorine and Non-chlorine bleach
• None of these

If you get a stain on your clothes, you should do this immediately, if possible:

• Apply cold water, scrub, rinse, and repeat
• Use stain removal product if you have one with you.
• Apply soap and very hot water, scrub, rinse, repeat
• Change clothes, and take care of it when you get home

Where will you find the care instructions for a new garment?

• On the hang tag
• Under the lid of the washing machine.
• On the back of the neck or waistband, or in left side seam

Tiny hair-like strands which are required to create fabric are called:

• Threads
• Fabric
• Fibers
• String

What does this clothing care symbol represent?

• Non-Chlorine bleach
• Warm Iron
• Chlorine bleach
• Tumble dry low