Family and Consumer Sciences

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Seventh Grade

Clothing Care Unit

Six General StepsSix General Steps

Prepare clothes and treat stains Sort clothes Arrange clothes in Washer Select cleaning products Set water level and temperature Use dryer correct

Step One

•Tie strings

•Remove jewelry

•Zip zippers

•Mend rips or tears

•Pre-treat stains

Prepare clothes and treat stains

•Shake out loose dirt

•Empty Pockets

Lift off excess Pat with cool water Launder ASAP!!

Temporary spot treatment

At school or out

Pre-treat stains before washing

Common methods:•Heavy duty detergent

-pour directly on spot then scrub

•Commercial Stain removers

-follow package directions

•Soak in correct bleach solution

-1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon water

•Check internet for stain removal

Stains

Now sort the

Machine Washables

only

Dry clean only

Hand wash

Step 2

Sort the

Machine Washable ClothesAccording to:

Water temperat

ure

Color

Amount of dirtFabric and Construction

Water Temperature

Check the

Fabric care label

Cold

Warm

Hot

Cold warm hot

Color

Whites and pastels together

Same color brights togetherDark colors

togetherWash multi-colors

with light background

separately first

•Separate lightweight or delicate items from heavy ones

•Separate lint givers from lint catchersLint

Catchers

Lint givers from

towels fleece

corduroy

•Heavily soiled work or play clothes

• diapers and soiled sheets should be washed separately

from other clothes.

Separate – by

Amount of soil

Step 3

Non-ch lor ine

C h l ori n e B l ea ch

Bleach

Dryer Sheets

L iqu id

Fabric Softener

DetergentM a in C lea n ing ag e nt

Bleach

Chlorine Bleach

1) Disinfects

2) Never pour directly on clothes

3) Never combine with other household cleanersAll fabric

1) safe on most colored clothes

2) Removes stains

Fabric Softener

•Reduces static cling

•Makes clothes smell and feel good

•Reduces wrinkles

Types:

a) Liquid – pour into washer dispenser or final rinse

b) Dryer sheets

c) Built into the detergent

1. Never overload the washer

2. Put clothes evenly around the wringer – top loading washer3. Never leave clothes folded

4. Put Larger items on the bottom

Arrange Clothes in the Washing Machine

Set the Water Level

1. Choose:

Low Medium

High

2. Choose the level that allows clothes to move around freely.

Select the water temperature

Hot cleans the best

Follow the care label

Warm cleans okay

Cold does an adequate cleaning job

But may cause damage

All rinsing should be done on cold to save energy (electricity)

Set the Cycle Dials Gentle Regular Permanent Press

Difference = amount of:

+

Turn on the Washer1. Water starts to fill tub

2. The washer starts to agitate clothes

3. for 10-15 minutes

4. Soapy water spins off

5. Washer fills again with rinse water

6. The clothes are agitated again

7. The rinse water spins off

8. Done

Remove Clothes from Washer

Set aside any clothes that are to be dried flat

such as bathing suits and sweaters.

Use the Dryer Correctly1. Before drying clothes, shake them so they

are not bunched up

2.Check that all stains are removed since the dryer heat will set the stain.

3. Never put soaking wet clothes into dryer

4. Avoid over-drying

5. Remove clothes from dryer as soon as it stops running.6. Clean the lint filter frequently to avoid fires.

Cost Per Wear

= Cost of item + cost of cleaning

Number of times worn

= ___$50_______+__$10_(dry clean twice)

100 times worn= $60_______________

100

= $.60