![]() ![]() FAQs What are the international laundry symbols? Not sure what you should do with a particular item? ‘When in doubt a good professional cleaner can help you determine the best way to clean, including dry cleaning alternatives like wet cleaning for more difficult and less common fabrics,’ says Jonathon Reckles. ‘If the garment or other piece can be hand washed but just not put in the machine, it will have the tub plus hand icon that shows hand washing is possible,’ explains Lucy Searle, editor in chief of Homes & Gardens. The no washing machine symbol is actually the no wash symbol, in other words the tub with a wavy line with a cross over it. You might come across it if you’re planning to wash stuffed animals (but if you’ve got a young family, bear in mind that cleaning bath toys should be done in the dishwasher or by hand), as well as when you’re laundering clothes and linens. Three dots and you can use a high temperature. If the tumble dry symbol has one dot in the center, this indicates a low heat setting (explained in the tumble dryer temperature guide) should be used. Two lines below means delicate or gentle.Ī square with a circle within it with a cross over it means do not tumble dry.Ī square with a curved line within it at the top which goes from one side to the other indicates an item should be line dried or hung to dry.Ī square with three vertical lines inside shows you should drip dry.Ī square with a single horizontal line inside indicates dry flat.Ī tumble dry symbol with the circle filled in shows no heat should be used. If there’s a single line under this symbol, this indicates permanent press. Even a small laundry room can provide space to dry as well as wash, but if you’re intending to put washing into the dryer rather than on the line, you need to know what the laundry symbols mean, including that for the delicate setting on a dryer.Ī square with a circle within it shows an item can be tumble dried. ![]()
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