Tools and Resources: Label Symbols
The following explanations come from Jo Azary (jo@irvine.com),
who has written verbal descriptions of the symbols as they are
described in The Principles of Knitting, June Hemmons
Hiatt, p. 328, copyright 1988, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0-671-55233-3.
International care symbols
Washing
The wash tub symbol indicates that the article can be washed
by machine or hand. The hand in a wash tub symbol indicates
that the article should be washed by hand only, in water 40
degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
A wash tub with a number
indicates in degrees Celsius the maximum temperature at which
the article can be washed.
| 95 degrees C |
203 degrees F
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| 60 |
140
|
| 40 |
104
|
| 30 |
86 |
Dry cleaning
A circle containing the capital letter A indicates that the
article can be dry cleaned with any solvent.
A circle containing the
capital letter P indicates that the article can be dry cleaned
with perchlorethylene or white spirit.
A circle containing the
capital letter F indicates that the article can be dry cleaned
only with white spirit.
A crossed-out circle indicates
"Do not dry clean."
A crossed-out circle in a square indicates "Do not tumble dry."
Bleaching
A triangle containing the lower-case letters "cl" indicates
that the article can be bleached.
A crossed-out triangle indicates "Do not bleach."
Ironing
A diagram of an iron with one dot in the base indicates "Cool,
can be ironed up to a temp of 120 degrees C (248 F).
A diagram of an iron with
two dots in the base indicates "Warm, can be ironed up to
a temp of 150 degrees C (302 F).
A diagram of an iron with
three dots in the base indicates "Hot, can be ironed up to
a temp of 200 degrees C (392 F).
A crossed-out diagram of an iron indicates "Do not iron."
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