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8 BEFORE WASHING
Before you start washing, here is some advice
that can be useful.
SORTING THE WASHING
Sort garments in relation to:
• How soiled they are
• Colour
• Material
GARMENTS
• Close zip-fasteners so that they do not chafe
against other items.
• New coloured garments can have surplus dye
and should therefore be washed separately the
first time.
• Turn garments inside out.
This reduces the risk of bur-
ling, dye creases, etc.
• Empty pockets and suitably
let them wash turned inside out.
Symbols in washing instructions
WASHING
LABEL
MATERIAL
Cotton, linen, white and light coloured garments.
Cotton, linen. Darker coloured garments.
Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. White garments.
Rayon, acetates, acrylics. Garments with more sensitive colours. Synthetics
Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. Coloured garments.
Silk and very delicate garments.
Garments marked IWS or Superwash
RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING
Check the recommended washing marking on
garments. The table below gives useful informa-
tion on suitable washing programmes for diffe-
rent materials and amounts of washing.
COLOURED COTTON
Coloured cotton garments marked with a re-
commendation for 60ºC should the first time
be washed at 60ºC to get rid of any surplus dye.
If this advice is ignored there is a risk that co-
lours will run. Use a detergent without bleach
to safeguard the colours.
DELICATE WASHING
Unbleached linen
Unbleached linen should be washed at 60ºC
using a detergent without bleach or optical
whitening agent. Severely soiled linen can oc-
casionally be washed at a higher temperature,
but not too often because heat can destroy the
lustre and strength of linen.
PROGRAMME
Normal 60° to 95°
Normal
60°
Synthetics
60°
40°
Synthetics
40°
Synthetics
30°
Wool/Hand 40°
LOAD
1/1
1/1
1/2
1/2
1/2
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