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What a care symbol guide is
Short answer: Care symbols are five fixed signs on the label. They tell you about temperature, bleaching, drying, iro...
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What spin speed in revolutions means
Short answer: The spin speed tells you how fast the drum turns at the end of the wash, when water is flung out of the...
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What gentle wash means
Short answer: A gentle wash is a programme with more water, slower drum movement and a lower spin speed. The fabric g...
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What pre shrunk fabric is
Short answer: Pre-shrunk means the fabric was washed or steamed before it was sewn. Most of the shrinkage has already...
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What happens to the fibres in the washing machine
Short answer: In the machine the fibres get wet, warm and moved around. All three wear them down a little, and it is ...
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Clothes that feel rough
Short answer: A soft fabric that suddenly feels rough has usually had too much detergent or been dried in harsh air. ...
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Yellow marks under the arms
Short answer: Yellow marks under the arms come from sweat mixed with aluminium from deodorant. It is not ordinary dir...
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Creases that will not come out
Short answer: Most creases come from drying, not from wearing. Hang the garment up straight away and smooth it with y...
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Clothes that hang crooked after drying
Short answer: A garment that hangs crooked has usually been dried on a hanger while it was wet. The weight of the wat...
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Colour that has run
Short answer: Colour run happens when a new garment releases dye in a warm wash. It can usually be rescued if you spo...
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Clothes that have become too big
Short answer: Clothes get bigger from being stretched, not from washing. It usually happens when a garment hangs wet,...
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Clothes that have become too small
Short answer: Clothes rarely get smaller on their own. Shrinking is almost always caused by too high a temperature in...
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