Washing Labels and Size Charts

Let us talk about washing instructions and size charts.

This first chart shows you what the symbols in your clothes are for.  Wash and Dry are the most important here.  If there were an X through the wash or dry, that would mean that item can NOT be put into your washing machine.

This is just another type of chart and shows a lot of the same basic information.

Let us look at a tag from a garment and see what we can tell from it.  See the "40"?  That means that we want to wash it in the cold or cool water setting.  The X through the "triangle" and "iron" tells us that we can not bleach or iron this item.  The "circle with the dot" tells us to set the dryer on a low setting or to not leave it in too long and over dry the item.  Then, the last symbol, the "circle with the P" tells us this item could be dry cleaned also.

Here is another label.  This one is from a company out of New York City.  It tells us to wash in warm water, by itself as it will fade, and to not wash it very often.  It also tells us that it will fade in different areas at different times.  It may be ironed, but not bleached.

One more label.  This one says to wash by hand.  You must put some detergent into the sink and wash this garment by hand.  It may NOT go in the dry, but must be lay flat to dry.  I would lay it on a special drying mesh screen for drying this type of clothing.  It is made of wool and will stretch out of shape if you were to hang it up to dry.  Sometimes know what something is made out of, the type of fabric, can be most helpful.

This is a chart that will show you some of the common measurements for men and women sizes.  There are many different charts put out by many different companies.  They are not all the same, and sometimes it is best to try on the garment.

Chart for Men's Dress Shirts.  The main thing here is to make sure that it buttons around his neck if he is to wear a tie.

Shoes Sizes around the world, and again, I try mine on before purchasing. 

This chart will show you the recyclable codes and what they mean.  As we as Americans do not recycle as much as we should, this chart should help.  Personally, I feel that we have entirely too much trash.

Please feel free to ask any questions related to the topic of the LABEL and SIZE CHARTS or to post suggestions for what we can explain next.  We will try to update the main post often if we can think of anything else.