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Laundry Basics
Laundry Basics Green Worksheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How often to wash Sheets: | Once a week, more often if someone is sick |
| How often to wash Crib linens: | Change every day |
| How often to wash blankets: | once a month |
| How often to wash Bath towels: | once a week more frequently in hot humid weather |
| How often to wash Kitchen towels: | Daily if you do a lot of cooking, otherwise once a week |
| How often to wash Shirts, Pants, and shorts: | After each wearing, or after each second wearing if there are no stains or perspiration odor. |
| How often to wash Briefs and T-Shirts: | After each wearing |
| How often to wash Bras: | after every second wear. Wash underwear separately from other laundry |
| How often to wash Socks: | after every wearing |
| How often to wash Baby's Laundry: | after every wearing |
| Check Labels and sort clothes by: | Color, Fabric/Construction, Degrees of Soil |
| Set aside . . . | Clothing that requires hand-washing or dry cleaning |
| Never wash what together: | Pesticide-soiled clothes and family clothes |
| Avoid damage by: | Emptying pockets; Shaking out loose dirt from cuffs; Zipping zippers, buttoning buttons, hooking hooks, etc; Tying sashes and strings loosely; removing any pins, trims, belts that can't be washed |
| Pretreat any whats . . . | stains |
| Use the proper amount of . . . | detergent |
| Don't _______ the washer. | overload |
| set the ________ and appropriate _______ (normal, permanent press, gentle, etc.) | temperature, cycle |
| if using _______, use the proper _____ and the proper _______ at the right _____. Add the bleach to the _______, don't pour it on ________. | bleach, kind, amount, time, water, clothes |
| If using _____ ______, add it towards the ___ of the wash cycle - at final _____ or drying. Adding it earlier will prevent _______ and ________. | Fabric Softener, end, rinse, cleaning, softening |
| What do you do before drying clothes? | Shake them out |
| What do you check for? | If stains have been removed |
| Clean out what? | Lint filter |
| Don't _________ the dryer | overload |
| Set correct what? and what? | timing and heat level |
| Don't ________ the clothes. ( to avoid _______ and ________) | overdry, wrinkling, shrinking |
| Remove clothes ________ from the dryer | promptly |
| Place clothes on what and do what as needed? | hangers, smooth |
| Iron clothes as ________, using recommended _____ ________. | needed, heat setting |
| True or False: If you don't remember to remove clothes from the dryer in time, toss a damp towel in the dryer and rerun the load for a few minutes. | True |
| What are thin wire hangers for? | Short period storage |
| What do you use for long period storage? | Thick or padded hangers |
| What do you store valuable clothing in? | Canvas hanging bags |
| Store knits where? | Flat in drawers or boxes, lose their shape over time if hung. |
| Do what immediately after the dryer finishes its cycle? | Fold and hang the clothes to reduce the need for ironing |
| Straighten _____ _____ and _______ and brush out _________. | fabric lines, creases, wrinkles |
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