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For Objective 2.02
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pretreatment | any special attention you give a garment before laundering |
| Stains | a spot or discoloration on a garment |
| Prewash Stain Remover | products that help remove oily stains and heavy soil from fabrics. A laundry product specially formulated to help remove stains before washing. |
| Enzyme Presoak | a pre-washing stain removal treatment used to break down protein stains like grass, blood, and baby formula so they can be more efficiently removed during the regular wash cycle. A presoak is necessary when clothes are heavily soiled or stained with oil, |
| Detergents | job is to remove dirt from fabrics |
| High Efficiency Detergent | HE detergent, which is low sudsing and quick dispersing, is especially designed to work in front-load machines and top-load machines that can run low-water wash cycles. |
| Light Duty Detergent | detergents designed for lightly soiled items and delicate fabrics. |
| Fragrance Free | products that do not contain synthetic or natural fragrance materials. |
| Unscented Product | products that do not have a noticeable scent, yet they may contain fragrance chemicals that mask or neutralize the odors of other ingredients. |
| Dye Free | laundry soap free and without the dyes that are added to laundry detergents for allergies and sensitive skin. Dyes are added to make detergent look more commercially-appealing, to warn you when there's detergent residue on your clothing, or to add the ev |
| Bleach | product used with detergents to remove stains, whiten, and brighten 100% cotton fabrics |
| Non Chlorine Bleach | a less potent alternative to chlorine bleach, or common household bleach. Non-chlorine bleach generally uses hydrogen peroxide as an active ingredient, which kills germs and lifts stains but is much gentler than chlorine and safer to use on colored fabric |
| Chlorine Bleach | any chlorine-containing bleach that has sodium hypochlorite as the active agent used as either a whitening and disinfecting agent in laundry or an all-purpose disinfectant with broad applications. |
| Bleeding Colors | a color that releases some of its dye onto other fabrics (causes fading of garments) |
| Colorfast | having colors that will not bleed or fade |
| Fabric Softener | (can be liquid and used in the washing machine or dry sheets used in the dryer) reduce static, make fabrics softer, and reduce wrinkling |
| Water Softener | a device or substance that softens hard water by removing certain minerals. |
| Pressing | the process of lifting and lowering the iron onto areas of the fabric |
| Ironing | moving the iron back and forth over the fabric |
| Soleplate | the bottom of your iron (the flat, hot part) |
| Dry Clean | to clean using chemicals rather than with water and detergent |
| Sorting | grouping clothes 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 |
| Mildew | a fungus that grows on damp fabrics, causing stains |
| Snag | a loop or yarn pulled out of a fabric |
| Alteration | a change made in a garment so that it will fit properly |
| Mend | repair |
| Care Label | a label attached to a garment or fabric giving the manufacturer's instructions for its care and cleaning. |
| Permanent Care Rule | rules enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which requires manufacturers and importers to attach care instructions to garments. The FTC has information about other Rules relating to labeling textile products for fiber content, country of origin |
| Textile Fibers Products Identification Act | an act that deals with mandatory content disclosure in the labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under the Act, misbranding is unlawful under the FTC Act, as is falsely or deceptively invoicing or advertising textile fiber produc |
| Fiber Content | The make up of the yarn content of any given fabric (such as 60% cotton and 40% rayon). By regulation of the Federal Trade Commission, this information must be provided in all price lists. |
| Country of Origin | means the country of manufacture, production, or growth of any article of foreign origin entering the United States. |
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