Some clothing manufacture’s place tex-
tile care symbols on their products. The
following is an explanation of some of
these symbols.
Washing(°C)
987 COTTONS
4321 PERMANENT PRESS
21 FINE/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
TemperatureConversion Chart
°C 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
°F 85 105 120 140 155 180 190
/Hand wash
hdo not wash
apf dry clean only
Ddo not dry clean
ysuitable for chlorine
bleaching
znot suitable for chlorine
bleaching
Tumbledry
qat normal temperature
rat low temperature
sdo not tumble dry
Ironing
Ihot iron
Hmedium hot iron
Gcool iron
Jdo not iron
Textile care symbols
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