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The dots in the tumble drying symbol
Short answer: The dots in the circle show how hot you may tumble. One dot means low heat, two dots mean normal heat, ...
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The square and drying
Short answer: The square covers everything about drying. A circle inside the square means tumble dryer, and lines ins...
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The triangle and bleaching
Short answer: The triangle on the label is about bleach. An empty triangle means bleaching is allowed, and a cross ov...
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The hand in the tub and what it asks for
Short answer: The symbol with a hand in the tub means the item should be washed by hand. That means lukewarm water, a...
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What the number in the wash tub means
Short answer: The number in the wash tub is the highest temperature the item may be washed at. It is a ceiling and no...
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The care symbols and what they cover
Short answer: A care label has five basic symbols, and each covers its own part of the treatment. The tub is washing,...
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What the order of fibres means
Short answer: The fibres on a label are listed by how much of the fabric they make up, largest first. The order there...
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How to read a care label
Short answer: At the top are the fibres and percentages, below them the care symbols, and last the country of product...
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How to test a fabric for shrinkage
Short answer: Measure two points on the garment with a known distance, wash it as you normally do, let it dry and mea...
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What you can test at home yourself
Short answer: You can feel the weight, hold the knit up to the light, stretch the fabric in both directions and see w...
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Why a test result does not last forever
Short answer: Because it applies to the sample that was tested, from the batch it came from. The next batch is made f...
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How a fault is traced back to production
Short answer: Every garment belongs to a batch, and the batch has a number. With the number you can find the fabric r...
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