Textile

Project description

Briefly answer the question below:

1. Why is it helpful for the consumer to identify stains for the dry cleaner?

2. If you were preparing the information for apparel care labels, why would it be important that you do the following:

a. Specify mild soap or detergent for laundering of wool or silk garments?

b. Specify nonchlorine bleach for white wool or silk garments?

c. Check the dry cleanability of plastic buttons for a rayon print dress?

d. Avoid the use of vinyl plastic trim in items that are to be dry cleaned?

e. Check the dry cleanability of the leather trim on a wool sport coat?

3. Several white 100-percent cotton blouses and several white pants of 100 percent cotton were all laundered together. They were grayish and dull when removed from a washing machine.

a. To what probable cause or causes can you attribute this condition?

b. What step would you take to restore the original whiteness?

6. Explain why some garments are best cleaned by laundering and others are best cleaned by dry cleaning.

4. Can bleach remove soil? Explain your answer.

5. Why would a 100% cotton garment be labeled Dry Clean O