European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Consumer watch take care it Means what it says shrunk shrivelled out of shape h you have Ever mistaken thrown a do no launder Blouse into the washing  know those take care labels on clothing mean what they say. Because of tack of specs however the labels often Don t spell Mil All there is to know. For example did you realize that when a Label roads machine Wash it Means Wash bleach. Off and Prew by any customary method including can Mercial laundering and dry cleaning the american apparel manufacturers association has set the run instructions for the commonly used labels As follows Home launder Only same As for machine Wash but do no use commercial laundering. No chlorine bleach an oxygen bleach May be used no bleach obvious do not use any Type of bleach no spin remove Wash Load before fatal machine spin Cycle delicate sex gentle Cycle use appropriate machine setting. Otherwise Wash by hand. Durable or Pef Mannel press Cycle use appropriate machine Selling otherwise use warm Wash cold rinse and Short spin Cycle. Wash separately Wash alone or with Tike colors hand Wash launder Only by hand in lukewarm hand comfortable water. May be bleached. May be dry cleaned. Hand Wash Only. Same As above but do not dry Clear hand Wash separately hand Wash alone or with like colors Damp wipe surface clean with Damp doth or sponge. Tumble dry. Dry in Tumble dryer Al specified setting High medium Tow or no heat. Tumble dry. Remove promptly. Same As above but in absence of coot Down Cycle remove at once when tumbling slops. Drip dry hang wet and allow to dry with hand shaping Only. Line dry hang Damp and Adow to dry. No wring no twist. Hang dry. Drip dry or dry Flat Only handle to prevent wrinkles and distortion. Dry Flat Lay garment on dal surface. Block to dry maintain original size and shape while drying. Dry clean Only garment should be dry cleaned Only including self service. Professionally dry clean Only do nol use self service dry cleaning the Federal Law requiring thai care instructions be permanently affixed to garments and fabrics sold by the Yard went into effect 14 years ago. Only a few items Are exempt articles priced under �3 which Are completely washable footwear and items to cover the head and hands because such care Bela Are necessarily Brief additional information May be needed in order to know More about garment care. Another taw Metod by Congress protects Consumers from false advertising when it comes to Liber Content. It requires that textiles be labelled or otherwise identified by percent of each fiber present by weight in amounts of five percent or More. Fibres must be listed in their order of predominance each Liber designated by its generic name. Cotton Wool silk and flax Are the names used for the major natural fibres. The following generic names were chosen for Man made fibres acetate acrylic Artie. A Lon Glass la sprite. Metallic mod acrylic. Nylon a Tyril olefin. Polyester Rayon rubber Saran. Spandex. Iri acetate Vinyl arid Vinyon. Comparison shopping can be made easier if Consumers learn to recognize these names and the Trade names often used. A Law is also on the books in the United Stales to prevent deception in Labelling of furs and Wool. It rules thai Wool can Only be fiber from the fleece of he sheep or Lamb or hair of the Angora or Cashmere goal or Camel Llama Alpaca and Vicuna. It can t be called Wool if it has been reclaimed from any Woven or felted product. Consumers should take particular care to lotto the instructions on Lime resistant Letae. If improperly som flame resistant fabric labels can for  handled these to abcs can change drastically and even phosphate detergent. This us become a Totlian in soms cases become highly Damnable. Recently in  banned the Sal of name retardant finishes can be counteracted by phosphate detergents in outer to Lessen water soap and hard water Monerat deposits for this reason.  aits Tonpea textile care important symbols example of a care Symbol Wash in Vonnal Wasl Tat 80 c 2 n0cllk in to it in Trail worn 4 Day cleaning Tomima Ninnat vast Cyd Hunt omit chlorine Bleacha chlorine much drying Iron hot inn warm Iron Coo Iron but fast. Dry cleaning Normal dry charting special a cleaning what the sign language Means w Hen 3uywg Tot thing in Europe you Don t generally have to tie a Otto communicate with the saw Perfeto Tow what care is required. A Label in sign language sewn