Reading Textile label codes

WASHING PROCESS
Very hot.
Maximum wash
Spin or wring.
- White cotton and linen articles. Without special finishes

Very Hot. Minimum wash Drip-dry.

- Cotton articles with special finishes capable of being boiled but requiring drip-drying

Hot. Maximum wash. Spin or wring.

- Cotton, linen or viscose articles without special finishes where
colours are fast at 60°C

Hot. Medium wash. Cold rinse, short spin or drip-dry.

- White nylon, white polyester/cotton mixtures.

Hand-hot. Medium wash. Cold rinse, short spin or drip-dry.

- Coloured nylon, polyester, cotton and viscose acrylic/cotton
mixtures.

Warm. Maximum wash.

Spin or wring.
- Cotton, linen or viscose articles where colours are fast at 40°C but
not at 60°C.

Warm. Minimum wash.

Spin. Do not hand wring.
- Acrylics, acetate and triacetate, including mixtures with wool,
polyester/wool blends
 Warm. Minimum wash. Spin. Do not hand wring

- Wool, including blankets and wool mixtures with cotton or viscose, silk.
Cool. Minimum wash. Cold rinse, short spin. Do not wring.

HAND WASH
Articles which must not be machine-washed

Do not wash
If drycleanable steaming or prespotting may cause problems of dye
bleeding.

IRONING

HOT (200°C)
Cotton, Linen, Viscose

WARM (150°C)
Wool, Polyester mixtures.

COOL (110° C)
Acrylic, Nylon, Triacetate, Polyester.

Do not Iron