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Practical guides on buttons, zips, elastics, ribbons and labels – materials, sizes, uses and custom branding. From the manufacturer Polkom.
Care Label Symbols: the Five Groups and How to Read Them
The five groups of care label symbols – washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and professional cleaning – and the logic of dots, bars and the cross.
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Laundry Symbols Chart – All ISO 3758 Care Symbols in One Place
A complete chart of ISO 3758 laundry symbols – washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and professional cleaning – with a short explanation of each symbol.
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Clothes Shrinking in the Wash: How the Care Label Prevents It
Why clothes shrink in the wash, which fabrics are most at risk and how the right care label symbols and sample testing prevent complaints.
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Washing Machine Symbols: Temperature, Gentle Cycle and Hand Wash
What the washing symbols mean – temperature in the washtub, bars for a gentle cycle, hand wash and prohibition – and how to match them to the programme.
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Laundry Symbols and Spin Speed: What the Bars Under the Washtub Mean
The bars under the washtub, the three vertical lines and drip drying – how care label symbols tell you how strong the spin should be.
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Washing Wool: the Care Label Symbols on Jumpers and Knitwear
Which symbols appear on the care label of woollen jumpers and knitwear, why wool felts and how to wash and dry it without shrinking.
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Laundry and Drying Symbols: Tumble Dry, Line Dry and Dry Flat
The square on the label: what the circle and dots mean for tumble drying, the vertical and horizontal lines for natural drying and the dry-in-shade symbol.
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Bleaching Symbols on Care Labels – the Triangle and Its Variants
The three bleaching symbols on care labels – when chlorine bleach is allowed, when only oxygen bleach, and when bleaching is prohibited.
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Washing and Dry Cleaning Symbols: P, F and W in a Circle
The circle on the label is an instruction for professional cleaning: P and F for dry cleaning with solvents, W for professional wet cleaning.
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Ironing Symbols on Clothes: What the Dots on the Iron Mean
The iron on the label: one dot up to 110 °C, two up to 150 °C, three up to 200 °C. Which fabrics tolerate which temperature and when steam is not allowed.
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American, European and Japanese Care Symbols – The Differences
How American care symbols (ASTM) differ from European (ISO 3758) and Japanese ones, and how to read the label on an imported garment.
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