Clothes look better and last longer when properly cared for. Taking care of one’s clothes is necessary for a person to look better while wearing them.
How can you take care of your clothes properly so that they will last longer and not wear out too soon? Note the following:
1. Clothes should be kept properly. 2 . Keep your clothes well pressed. 3. Keep your clothes in good condition.
4. Wear appropriate clothes. 5. When your clothes are wet with perspiration, air-dry them first. 6. Boys and girls should change underwear everyday.
7. Keep clean clothes in clothing cabinet 8. Put dirty clothes in proper container or hamper. 9. Put on clothes correctly.
Laundering It is a process of washing clothes with water . Two ways of laundering: h and washing machine wash
Steps in Washing Clothes Sorting Soaking Soaping Rinsing Drying
Bleaching The process of whitening or removing stains from clothes and spreading them under the sun.
Starching The process of stiffening clothes to make them durable and look clean. This is done only to cotton fabrics.
Removing Stains A stain is a mark made on a piece of cloth that is very hard or, sometimes, impossible to remove.
The longer the stains remain, the more difficult for you to remove them.
Stain should be taken off while still fresh or new.
Treatment of Common Stains
Stain Type Stain Remover oil and fat warm water, soap deodorant vinegar rust salt, calamansi , soap, and starch catsup soap & water coffee & chocolate calamansi , salt, water & soap ink calamansi , lemon juice & salt mud stains let it dry and brush it off from the cloth.
paint or varnish grease or fat & paint thinner mildew or amag salt or lemon juice