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Though I definitely save on dry cleaning costs with this devil-may-care route initially, there comes a time when the inevitable "Whoops" moment happens...usually with one of the pricier garments in the closet. And I'm not alone. From the ShelterPop inbox, the top 3 "Whoops" laundry mistake moments that can be avoided by just reading the label are:
- Dresses turning into sacks. Bagged-out pleats and warped hemlines originate from being casually tossed into a dryer when the garment should've been line dried. Oops.
- Accidental reverse tie-dye. Some garments are so close to white that it's easy to say "Let's just throw some bleach in there." And that's when we discover that a white dress was actually ivory. Or bone. Or any other color that's "not white." Now it has a Jackson Pollock-like smattering of bleached blotches.
- Melting fabric. This is from ironing a garment that felt like a natural fiber, but was actually a wonder of science, shot with synthetics. Or completely synthetic. At least it was, before it melted on your ironing board.
So, I get it. We all should read the label. But get this...new labeling guidelines are now coming into effect, where symbols replace text instructions. While some of them are easy (like an iron with an "X" through it), there are some downright strange ones (like a circle-in-a-square).
To bring us up to speed on what means "wash" and what means "dry clean only," I've called upon Jonathan Scheer, President and CEO of the high-end textile restoration company J.Scheer & Co. The go-to textile and stain expert for everyone from Madonna to Sotheby's, you might remember him ingeniously removing a lipstick stain in our last exclusive video.
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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)
Thousands of years from now archaelogists will unearth items from this era and exclaim over the fact that we had been using hieroglyphics before inventing writing.
ReplyHow about before we get some international standard for laundry, we get a standard on where to put the labels? Inside the back of the collar? Inside the hem? On the seam running up the inside? Outside the hem? Good lord, I hate playing hide and seek with laundry labels.
ReplyWatch the video, Scheer explains the various symbols on garment labels.
ReplyHow are we having a rational discussion without some nutcase blaming something on Obama? haha
ReplyI am deaf Aol, Where are the codes???????????/
ReplyShame on you.. watch the video.. he explain it all!!
Reply@ Christina: no disrespect, but how does your comment relate to this board? Most importantly, I checked out the link that you posted, and it is bidtwister.com, which is not accredited by the bbb like you claim. Correct me if I'm wrong...just looking out for everyone ;-) P.S. @ the forum: I wish fabric care labels had words, along w/instructions for assembling items, etc...
ReplyPeople like her are all on the forums! They probably get paid for every click through done on the links they post. I report every single one of them as spam!
http://www.care-labelling.co.uk/whatsymbolsmean.html
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