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•Dry cleaning
Dry clean only labels are usually found on garments made from the fabric
such as: chiffon, felt, fur, gabardine, hessian, most suedes, sergeold chintz silk
and viscose, some linens, tweed, velvets and wools, velvet brocade
garments made from combination of fabrics that different laundering
requirements will also be good for dry cleaning. After cleaning fabric should
be leave out to air for few hours before putting it away.
• Fabric Conditioner
Conditioners soften fabrics, reduce static and creasing and make ironing
easier, but detergents with built –in conditioners are not as affective on stains
as those without.
3. Types of fabric with its specific care
maintenance
FABRIC
1. Acetate and triacetate
Made from cellulose wood extract
treated with acetic acid, acetates
and triacetates silky look.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Do’s: Need to be dry cleaned, can be hand
washed at warm 40 degree Celsius or cold in
the machine .
Don’t: biological detergent on either and
never wring out, twist rub or spin dry. Never
use pre treatment.
Do’s: Rinse in cold water to minimize creases.
DON’T: Don’t drip dry or the fabric will
stretch, and iron while still damps as it will
become misshapen. Do not bleach too.
2. Acrylic
Washable, synthetic, wool like fabric
that can be wash at warm 40 degree
Celsius
4. 3. Angora
Wool made from the hair angora goat
that sometimes blended with nylon for
easier care
4.Brocade
Richly woven, satin like silk made on a
jacquard loom.
5.Broderie anglaise
Embroidered white cotton with
decorative oversewnholes.
◦ Do: Hand wash in lukewarm water
with a woolens liquid soap or hair
shampoo. Steam over the surface
with an iron, not allowing it to touch
the fabric.
DON’T: Don’t wring, rub or
twist fabric while washing.
Do: Should be dry cleaned
(traditional type)and hand wash
gently (modern type).
Don’t: Do not wring
Do: Wash it according to care wash
instructions.
Don’t: do not wash with garments with zips or hooks
and eyes that could get caught permanent damage
5. 6. Buckram
Heavily stretched cotton
tightly woven cotton often with tiny
flowers
7. Calico
Lightweight, tightly woven cotton often
with tiny flower
8. Candle wick
A cotton or wool or synthetic mix
Do: Must be dry cleaned, as it will lose it
stiffness if washed.
Do: Wash like cotton
Do: wash like nylon
6. 9. Canvass
Tough very tightly woven fabric that is
originally all cotton or liner and now
with cotton/synthetic mix.
10. Challis
Verry soft cotton, rayon or wool with
brushed surface.
11. Cheesecloth
Very light cotton
Do: Scrub at stains with detergent and warm
water. Machine wash or dry clean.
Do: Hand wash like wool.
Do: Hand wash and iron while damp.
Don’t: Do not wring.
7. 12. Chiffon
Very delicates sheer silk, synthetic or silk/
synthetic mix
13. Corduroy
Tough cotton/ cotton mix
Do: Hand wash in warm water for other and
iron while damp.
Do: Hand or machine wash. Wash inside out to
protect the pile from rubbing against other
fabrics. Iron while damp on the wrong side
Don’t: Never rub the stain as it will damage.
8. 14. Cotton
Versatile natural vegetable fiber, often
mixed with other fibers. Tough,
naturally absorbent and easy to clean
fabric.
15.Damask
A jacquard-weave fabric that comes in
linen, silk, cotton, wool or a
combination.
16. Felt
Hick, dense fabric that is not woven but
pressed by heat. Fabric made from
wool.
17. Flannelette
Can be cotton or synthetic with plain or
twill weave
Do: Machine washed at high temperatures and will take
chlorine bleach (white cotton). Wash colored separately.
Wash colored on a cool wash.
Don’t: Do not use soap on flame resistant finishes.
Do: Should be dry cleaned like silk, wool, and thicker fabrics
can be hand washed in cool water with detergent.
Do: dry clean.
Do: dry on a cool dryer setting
Don’t: Allow it to dry completely in the dryer or wrinkles will
set in.
9. 18. Garbarcline
Tightly woven twill can be made from worsted
wool, cotton or synthetics.
19.Hessian
Heavy, plain fabric usually wover from jute.
20. Jersey
Stretchy knitted fabric. It was originally made
of wool, but now made of wool, cotton and
synthetic fabrics.
21. lace
Can be made from natural cotton, linen
or synthetic fibres.
22. Lawn
Is a soft, limp, fine combination cotton or
cotton/ synthetic mix fabric.
Do: Follow care labels instructions.
Do: dry clean only
Do: Must be dry cleaned while synthetic will be machine
washable.
Do: Hand wash with detergent in a water suitable for the fabric
type.
Don’t: Do not wring or bleach on lace and never tumble dry.
Do: Hand wash only. Iron while damp.
10. 23. Leather
Tough, hard-wearing and versatile.
24. linen
Strong, natural fibre that comes the
inside stem of the flax plant. It is very
hard to wear and can withstand high
temperature.
25. Net
Fabric made from nylon.
26. Nylon
Light, strong and dirt resistant needs
no ironing. Practical and popular fabric.
Do: light stains can be removed with a mild warm sulotion of
washing – up liquid.
Don’t: Don’t use dry cleaning sport remover on leather.
Do: Should be dry cleaned. Iron while still damp.
Don’t: do not use chlorine bleach.
Do: Handwash with soap in warm water.
Do: Machine washable at 50 or 60 degree Celsius. Turn nylon
garments inside out before laundering to reduce pilling
11. 27. Polyester
A synthetic fiber that is often blended
with natural fibers for easy care.
28. Rayon
Highly absorbent fabric not as strong as
wool cotton, silk or linen.
29. Satin
made from silk and now with synthetic
fibres.
30. suede
soft, brush leather
Do: Check the care label. Can be machine
washed at 50 degree Celsius.
Don’t: washing in very hot water will cause
damage
Don’t: Never use chemical and alkaline
detergents.
Do: Can be dry cleaned hand or machine
washed but check the care label
Don’t: Never use biological detergents and
never rub with wet silk.
Do: Dry clean only. Spot clean stains with white
vinegar.
12. 31. Towelling
Cotton with high absorbency factor.
32. Tweed
Fabric that made from wool or
synthetic materials.
33. Velour
Soft, velvet like mixture of natural and
synthetic fibres.
34. Velvet
Comes in many densities from tick to
fine textures.
Do: It can usually machine washed. Wash new dark – colored
towels separately for the first few.
Do: Should be dry clean only check the label.
Do: Can be machine washed at 40 -50 degree Celsius.
Do: Dry clean only.
13. 35. Viyella
One of the first blended fabrics ever
created, manufactured blend of 80%
cotton and 20% wool.
36. Wool
Comes in many texture and synthetic
fibre blends. Highly absorbent, soft and
warm and very good at repelling stains.
Do: Hand wash in warm water or machine
wash on a cool minimum wash.
Do: Machine washed at 40 degree Celsius,
check label.
