Concetti Chiave
- Sort clothes by whites and coloreds, fabric types, soiling level, and color-fastness, while checking pockets and removing non-washable trimmings.
- Mend tears before washing and remove stains, soaking color-fast items like bed sheets before washing.
- Use appropriate soap: strong detergents for heavily soiled items, mild soap for delicate, non-color-fast articles.
- Rinse clothes thoroughly until water is clear; boiling is an option for cotton and linen to whiten and disinfect, but not for wool, silk, or synthetics.
- Dry colored items in the shade to prevent fading and whites in the sun, using clothes pegs to secure them.
How do you sort clothes?
Sorting: dirty clothes are sorted out by separating them into:
-Whites and coloureds
- fabric types for example cottons, wool, synthetic fabrics, etc.
- heavily soiled materials from lightly soiled ones.
- colour-fasts and non-colour-fasts.
During sorting also pockets are inspected and emptied. Shoulder pads and trimmings that are not washable are removed.
Mending and stain removal
Mending: before washing, all tears in the articles should be mended.
Stain removal: look for any special stain and remove them before washing.
Soaking or steeping: heavily soiled articles that we colour-fast such as bed sheets, pillow cases, white cotton blouses can be soaked in soapy water for one hour or longer before washing. Do not soak coloured that are not colour-fast for example locally dyed materials, veritable wax prints. Wash them immediately with mild soap.
Washing: use the type of soap or synthetic detergent suitable for articles for heavily soiled colour-fast articles such as your school clothes or uniforms (if available). Use mild soaps for your delicate articles that are not colour-fast for example veritable wax wrapper. Wash the cleanest articles before the dirtiest.
Rinsing and boiling
Rinsing: this is the process by which dirty soapy water is washed off the clothes. Continue rinsing, changing the water until the water is clear and soapless.
Boiling: boil if necessary. Boiling helps to whiten articles and kill any germs in the clothes. Cotton and linen articles can be boiled. Do not boil wool, silk and synthetic (fabrics like nylon).
Blueing and stiffening: if desired add blue to the last rinsing water. Cottons and linens can be stiffened with starch.
Drying: dry coloured articles under a shade to prevent them from the bleaching effect of the sun and avoid fading of colours. Dry white cotton and linen articles in the sun. Secure articles with clothes pegs.
Domande da interrogazione
- How should clothes be sorted before washing?
- What is the recommended process for rinsing and boiling clothes?
Clothes should be sorted by whites and coloreds, fabric types (such as cottons, wool, synthetics), the level of soiling, and color-fastness. Additionally, pockets should be emptied, and non-washable trimmings removed.
Rinsing involves washing off dirty soapy water until it is clear and soapless. Boiling, if necessary, can whiten articles and kill germs, but should only be done for cotton and linen, not wool, silk, or synthetics.
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