| A | B |
|---|
| Pretreatment | any special attention you give a garment before laundering |
| Pressing | the process of lifting and lowering the iron onto areas of the fabric |
| Ironing | moving the iron back and forth over the fabric |
| Dry Clean | to clean using chemicals rather than with water and detergent |
| Care Labels | labels in garments that tell you how to properly care for the garments |
| Stains | a spot or discoloration on a garment |
| Sorting | grouping clothing into piles according to how you will launder them |
| Tumble Drying | drying clothes in an automatic dryer |
| Line Drying | hanging up washed clothes (usually on a clothesline) to dry |
| Flat Drying | drying a washed garment by first rolling the garment in a towel and pressing the water out, then laying the garment out flat on a clean, dry surface |
| Snag | a loop or yarn pulled out of a fabric |
| Alteration | a change made in a garment so that it will fit properly |
| Detergents | job is to remove dirt from fabrics |
| Bleach | product used with detergents to remove stains, whiten, and brighten 100% cotton fabrics |
| Fabric Softeners | (can be liquid and used in the washing machine or dry sheets used in the dryer) reduce static, make fabrics softer, and reduce wrinkling |
| Bleeding Colors | color that releases some of its dye onto other fabrics (causes fading of garments) |
| Colorfast | having colors that will not bleed or fade |
| Soleplate | the bottom of your iron (the flat, hot part) |
| Mend | repair |
| Mildew | a fungus that grows on damp fabrics, causing stains |
