Guidelines to help you look your best!

Nancy Bodman

June 2007

We all like to look our best.

At college

At home

Your clothing needs to be clean and neat

So you’ll need to do your laundry!

Mistakes could be disappointing

And expensive.

Doing your wash is as easy as…

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2.

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As you learn the rules

RememberYou’ll do many of these steps at the same time.

Laundry is not hard to do!

Ready Rule #1READ THE LABELMachine Wash?

Water Temperature?Bleach?Drying?Ironing?

What should you do?

Ready Rule #2SORT CAREFULLY

Sort by: Colors Fabrics Surface Texture Construction Degree of Soil

Ready Rule #3PREPARE

Mend holes before laundering.

Empty pockets.Shake out loose dirt.

Close zippers, hooks and eyes.

Ready Rule #4CHECK FOR STAINS

Pre-soak.

Refer to a stain removal chart.

Pre-treat stains.

Wash Rule #1SELECT DETERGENT

(Check container for amount to use)

Granular detergents

Liquid detergents

High efficiency detergents

Wash Rule #2DECIDE ABOUT BLEACH

Non-Chlorine Bleach

Chlorine Bleach(Always dilute!)

Wash Rule #3CONSIDER FABRIC SOFTENER

Dryer-Added

Rinse-Added

What What doesdoes it do? it do?•Softens fabricSoftens fabric•Reduces staticReduces static•Reduces wrinklesReduces wrinkles•Smells goodSmells good

Wash Rule #4LOAD CAREFULLY

~Load loosely with dry, unfolded clothes.

~Make up the load withitems of different sizes.

Wash Rule #5CHOOSE THE WATER

TEMPERATURE

Wash Rule #6PICK A WASH CYCLE

Regular, Cotton/Sturdy, and Whites

Easy Care/Permanent Press

Delicates and Handwashables

Drying Rule #1PICK A METHOD

MACHINE DRY - • Regular cycle• Easy Care/Permanent

Press, Wrinkle Free• Air Fluff

AIR DRY – Hang your clothes on the line.

Drying Rule #2FABRIC SOFTENER

(Only if you didn’t use it in the washer!)

Use one sheet per dryer load.

Drying Tips

Dryer drying “no-iron” clothing helps minimize wrinkling.

Remove items from the dryer as soon as the cycle is complete.

One washer load = one dryer load!

Do not overdry fabrics.

TO KEEP CLOTHING LOOKING GOOD…

Fold it!Hang it up!

Iron it!

PUT IT AWAY!

And you’re not finished until you