Clothes labels are full of strict instructions on how to wash our laundry but many have probably never looked at them closely ...

A circle in a square with a cross through it – If you see this symbol on your care label, hang fire, this means you shouldn’t ...

with a cross through means 'don't tumble dry'. A square with a filled black circle in the middle means 'tumble dry with no heat'. As with the washing symbol, a drying symbol with one line beneath ...

A circle means the garment is suitable for dry cleaning ... Symbol on the left means you can wring out your clothes Symbol on the right with a cross through it means don't do this If you're looking ...