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2.02 Apparel Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pretreatment | any special attention you give a garment before laundering |
| Stains | a spot or discoloration on a garment |
| Prewash Stain Remover | products that help remove oily stains and heavy soil from fabrics. A laundry product specially formulated to help remove stains before washing |
| Enzyme Presoak | a pre-washing stain removal treatment used to break down protein stains like grass, blood, and baby formula to be more efficiently removed during regular wash cycle. Presoak necessary when clothes are heavily stained with oil, protein or tannin stains |
| Detergents | job is to remove dirt from fabrics |
| High Efficiency Detergent | HE detergent, which is low sudsing and quick dispersing, is especially designed to work in front-load machines and top-load machines that can run low-water wash cycles |
| Light Duty Detergent | detergents designed for lightly soiled items and delicate fabrics |
| Fragrance Free | products that do not contain synthetic or natural fragrance materials |
| Unscented Product | products that do not have a noticeable scent, yet they may contain fragrance chemicals that mask or neutralize the odors of other ingredients |
| Dye Free | laundry soap free and without the dyes that are added to laundry detergents for allergies and sensitive skin |
| Bleach | product used with detergents to remove stains, whiten, and brighten 100% cotton fabrics |
| Non Chlorine Bleach | less potent alternative to chlorine bleach. Non-chlorine bleach uses hydrogen peroxide as active ingredient, which kills germs and lifts stains but much gentler than chlorine and safer to use on colored fabrics |
| Chlorine Bleach | any chlorine-containing bleach that has sodium hypochlorite as the active agent used as either a whitening and disinfecting agent in laundry or an all-purpose disinfectant with broad applications |
| Bleeding Colors | color that releases some of its dye onto other fabrics (causes fading of garments) |
| Colorfast | having colors that will not bleed or fade |
| Fabric Softener | (can be liquid and used in the washing machine or dry sheets used in the dryer) reduce static, make fabrics softer, and reduce wrinkling |
| Water Softener | device or substance that softens hard water by removing certain minerals |
| Pressing | process of lifting and lowering the iron onto areas of the fabric |
| Ironing | moving the iron back and forth over the fabric |
| Soleplate | the bottom of your iron (the flat, hot part) |
| Dry Clean | to clean using chemicals rather than with water and detergent |
| Sorting | grouping clothes into piles according to how you will launder them |
| Tumble Drying | drying clothes in an automatic dryer |
| Line Drying | hanging up washed clothes (usually on a clothesline) to dry |
| Flat Drying | drying a washed garment by first rolling the garment in a towel and pressing the water out, then laying the garment out flat on a clean, dry surface |
| Mildew | fungus that grows on damp fabrics, causing stains |
| Snag | a loop or yarn pulled out of a fabric |
| Alteration | change made in a garment so that it will fit properly |
| mend | repair |
| Care Label | label attached to a garment or fabric giving the manufacturer's instructions for its care and cleaning |
| Permanent Care Rule | rules enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which requires manufacturers and importers to attach care instructions to garments. fiber content, country of origin and manufacturer identity. |
| Textile Fibers Products Identification Act | act dealing with mandatory content disclosure in labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under Act, misbranding is ileagal under FTC Act. directs Commission to establish generic name for each man-made fiber that's nameless |
| Fiber Content | The make up of the yarn content of any given fabric (such as 60% cotton and 40% rayon). By regulation of the Federal Trade Commission, this information must be provided in all price lists |
| Country of Origin | means the country of manufacture, production, or growth of any article of foreign origin entering the United States |
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