Clothing Care

True or False: By law, clothing needs to have a care label tag

• true

• false

Stains will be more difficult to remove if...

• they are fresh

• they are old

Clothing can be sorted by: (check all that apply)

• size

• color

• fabrication or type of item

• weight

Dryer Sheets or fabric softeners can: (check all that apply)

• be dangerous due to chemicals used to make them

• Be allergens

• cause fires within dryers

Always do the following before laundering clothing: (check all that apply)

• tie ties (so they don't come out of pants/hoodies)

• add fabric softener (to make softer)

• Check for any stains (to pretreat if needed)

• check pockets for money/tissues/food

The first step in laundry care is reading the

• seams

• stains

• care label

• color transfer

It's important not to wash colored clothing with white clothing because __________ can happen

• care label

• color transfer

• sorting

• tumble dry

You will want to pre-treat a __________ as soon as it happens to ensure the best removal possible

• care label

• fire

• color transfer

• stain

Place where information is provided about how to clean/take care of a garment.

• hand tag
• label
• clothes tag
• care label

Dividing clothes into different groups is called...

• sorting
• labeling
• prewashing
• preloading