Family and Consumer Sciences

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Family and Consumer Sciences

• presents
• the
• Seventh Grade

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Clothing Care Unit
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Six General Steps

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

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Step One
Prepare clothes and treat stains

• Empty Pockets

• Shake out loose dirt

• Tie strings

• Zip zippers

• Remove jewelry

• Mend rips or tears

• Pre-treat stains

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Oops, I spilled it !!

• Lift off excess
• Pat with cool water
• Launder ASAP!!

At school or out
Temporary spot treatment
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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
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Now sort the Machine Washables only
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Set Aside
Dry clean only
Hand wash
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Step 2
Sort the Machine Washable Clothes
According to
Water temperature
Color
Fabric and Construction
Amount of dirt
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Cold warm hot
Check the Fabric care label
Cold
Warm
Hot
Water Temperature
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Color
Whites and pastels together
Same color brights together
Dark colors together
Wash multi-colors
with light background
separately first
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FAbric and Construction

• Separate lightweight or delicate items from heavy
  ones

• Separate lint givers from lint catchers

Lint
towels
fleece
Lint givers
from
corduroy
Catchers
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Separate by

• Heavily soiled work or play clothes
• diapers and soiled sheets should be washed
  separately
• from other clothes.

Amount of soil
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Step 3
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Bleach
Chlorine Bleach 1) Disinfects 2) Never pour
directly on clothes 3) Never combine with other
household cleaners

• All fabric
• safe on most colored clothes
• Removes stains

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Fabric Softener
Types a) Liquid pour into washer dispenser or
final rinse b) Dryer sheets c) Built into the
detergent

• Reduces static cling

• Makes clothes smell and feel good

• Reduces wrinkles

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Arrange Clothes in the Washing Machine
1. Never overload the washer
2. Put clothes evenly around the wringer top
loading washer
3. Never leave clothes folded
4. Put Larger items on the bottom
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Set the Water Level
1. Choose
Low
Medium
High
2. Choose the level that allows clothes to move
around freely.
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Select the water temperature
Follow the care label
Hot cleans the best
But may cause damage
Warm cleans okay
Cold does an adequate cleaning job
All rinsing should be done on cold to save energy
(electricity)
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Set the Cycle Dials

• Gentle
• Regular
• Permanent Press

Difference amount of

AGITATION
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Turn on the Washer

• Water starts to fill tub
• The washer starts to agitate clothes
• for 10-15 minutes
• Soapy water spins off
• Washer fills again with rinse water
• The clothes are agitated again
• The rinse water spins off
• Done

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Remove Clothes from Washer
Set aside any clothes that are to be dried flat
such as bathing suits and sweaters.
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Use the Dryer Correctly

1. 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.
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Cost Per Wear

Cost of item cost of cleaning Number of times
worn

___50_________10_(dry clean twice)
100 times worn

60_______________
100

.60
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The End