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FAMILY BRITCHES

Clothing manufacturers sometimes use care symbols in place of worded instructions on labels inside garments. Family Britches has put together for you a convenient guide to those updated symbols.

Click on a symbol or scroll down for definitions.

Machine Wash Cycle
Symbol	Definition
	Regular/Normal Cycle with regular agitation and spin speed may be used.
	Use Permanent Press/Wrinkle Resistant washer setting (which has a cool down or cold spray before the reduced spin).
	Use Gentle/Delicate washer setting (slow agitation and/or reduced wash time).
	Hand wash only.
	Do not wash.
	Do not wring by hand or use rollers on wringer washer. Hang dry, drip dry or dry flat.

Water Temperature
Symbol	Definition
	Maximum water temperature 200°F/95°C.
	Maximum water temperature160°F/70°C.
	Maximum water temperature 140°F/60°C.
	Maximum water temperature 120°F/50°C.
	Maximum water temperature 105°F/40°C.
	Maximum water temperature 85°F/30°C.

Tumble Dry Cycle
Symbol	Definition
	Machine dry.
	Use Normal Cycle setting.
	Use Permanent Press/Wrinkle Resistant Cycle setting.
	Use Gentle/Delicate Cycle setting.
	Do not tumble dry.

Heat Setting
Symbol	Definition
	Set dryer at any heat.
	Set dryer at High heat.
	Set dryer at Medium heat.
	Set dryer at Low heat.
	No heat/air.
	Do not dry (used with do not wash).

Special Instructions
Symbol	Definition
	Line dry/hang to dry - hang damp from line or bar and allow to dry.
	Drip dry - hang wet on plastic hanger and allow to dry with hand shaping only.
	Dry flat - lay garment on flat surface.
	Dry in the shade.

Bleach Symbols
Symbol	Definition
	Use any bleach (when needed).
	Use only non-chlorine bleach (when needed).
	Do not bleach.

Iron - Dry or Steam
Symbol	Definition
	Iron - Ironing is needed.
	Iron using High temperature setting.
	Iron using Medium temperature setting.
	Iron using Low temperature setting.
	Do not iron or press with heat.
	No steam - iron without using steam.

Dryclean - Normal Cycle
Symbol	Definition
	Dryclean.
	Dryclean using any solvent.
	Dryclean using any solvent except trichloroethylene.
	Dryclean using Petroleum solvent only.
	Do not dryclean.

Special Dryclean Instructions
Symbol	Definition
	Reduce moisture.
	Short cycle.
	No steam finishing.
	Low heat.

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