Textile care symbols
Some clothing manufacture’s place tex- tile care symbols on their products. The following is an explanation of some of these symbols.
Washing (°C)
987COTTONS
4321 PERMANENT PRESS
21FINE/DELICATES
ac WOOLENS
The significance of the bar beneath the wash tub is:
no bar normal (maximum) agitation;
eused in the Cottons program
bar | reduced (medium) agitation; |
fused in the Permanent Press, Gentle wash, or Delicates program.
broken | minimal agitation; |
bar | used in the Woolens program |
g |
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/Hand wash
hdo not wash
apf dry clean only
Ddo not dry clean
ysuitable for chlorine bleaching
znot suitable for chlorine bleaching
Tumble dry
qat normal temperature
rat low temperature
sdo not tumble dry
Ironing
Ihot iron
Hmedium hot iron
Gcool iron
Jdo not iron
Temperature Conversion Chart
°C | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
°F | 85 | 105 | 120 | 140 | 155 | 180 | 190 |
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