2005 Year in Review

Laundering Guide is Handy Reference for College Students

Source: Annette Campbell, Extension Educator, Communications & Marketing, mdcampbe@uiuc.edu

Do you have a college-bound student who needs a crash course on how to use a washer and dryer? Or, are you just tired of being the only one in the house who does the laundry?

The handy fact sheet, Laundering Guide for Beginners, outlines step-by-step instructions for sorting clothes, preparing the load, using detergent, and using the proper fabric settings on washers and dryers.

"Clothes last a lot longer if you care for them properly," says Lois Smith, consumer and family economics educator with University of Illinois Extension. "Simple things like closing zippers and removing pins and buckles can keep clothes from getting snagged or torn in the washing machine. And when clothes last longer, students can save money."

The Laundering Guide for Beginners is available free of charge from the Extension office. Call 333-7672 or email your request to champaign_co@extension.uiuc.edu.

College-bound students may even want to laminate a copy and tape it to the bottom of their laundry basket. That way, they'll have the information where they need it, when they need it.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
September 12, 2005