Do You Take Any Notice Of Washing Instructions On Clothes?

10 degrees is a fairly big difference. I'm not sure I'd do it, because it's John's. And what if you ruin it? Now, if it were mine, I'd wash it on cold cycle for gentle fabrics. I also would not throw it in the dryer. Let us know what you decide and how it turns out.

Hmm... I've never paid any attention to washing instructions on clothes. I just throw everything in the washing machine! =P Also, our machine doesn't have any temperature setting. This is actually the first time I've heard of it. Good thing I don't have clothes that need dry cleaning, or whatever other special washing instructions... at least that's what I think. =P I do, however, hand wash those items that I think might get damaged in the machine. =)

i have no time to read the washing instructions on clothes, sometimes i follow them, but when you are so busy, you will not have the time to notice it, sometime i just forget. i just know the basics, i separate white from colored clothes, and black when i am washing them. and i dont check the temperature sometimes.

I do when I first buy an item. Then I just sort things out normally. Luckily for me I don't own too many Dry Clean Only items. No ideas really. Except if you find you have some time maybe hand washing would do. But I agree with you, could be a pain.

Well, I think we kind of just chuck everything into the machine most of the time as majority of what we have are t-shirts & jeans?I don't think we have any clothes that require dry cleaning, well unless it's a coat which I don't even have one? Haha!~Hope the jacket you mentioned stays in its original form

I honestly notice those instructions, but I pay absolutely no attention to them. I haven't ruined any clothes yet. I did ruin a couple load of laundry because my husband forgets to take his pens out. So now I wash our laundry separately.

Well it probably would be best to hand wash or if your washing machine has wool cycle use that as it is gentler on the clothes. I have used it when I want to do delicates that are supposed to be handwashed and has come okay. also use cold water so it wont shrink if that helps.

The controls on your machine are totally different from mine, but I would not think that 40 C would be too hard on it. I would probably hang it to dry it, though possibly even turning it wrong side out so it will dry faster. I do not buy things that would need dry cleaning.

I never pay attention to the instructions on the clothes until I shrinked my favourite sweater... Stupid me put the sweater in the dryer... Because I didn't use dryer until that point. Now when I wash new clothes, I will look before I wash it.

I am one that pays attention to my work clothes and moms work clothes so if something says dry clean only i dont put it in the washer and make sure it goes into the dry cleaning laundry basket and not the laundry that gets handwashed. We handwash all out workclothes so we dont worry about are shirts shrinking and not fitting correctly. I do try to hand up most of the shirts i like so they dont shrink and if i do put themin the dryer its for a short time after hanging it up just to get some fluff and to not have it so hard feeling. For your husbands jacket i would probably put it on the handwash cycle that my washer has and wash it by itself and see how it does. I would hang it up to dry and not put it in the dryer. Hope this helps and have a good night.

I am often guilty of not reading washing label instructions. i always think I know how to wash something. There have been times when i wished i had read the washing instructions. Getting into too much of a hurry can make the difference when it comes to taking care of your clothing.

If i bought an item, and i really care about it, i will read the washing instructions just to see if there is anything special like 'cold water only' or 'dry clean only' I've risked washing clothes that said 'dry clean only' and i don't remember ever ruining anything. Sometimes it's just a pain to go to the dry-cleaners. If i wash something that says dry clean only, i will wash it on a very gentle cycle and hang it up to dry. Or i'll even hand wash it in the sink, which is less of a pain for me than going all the way to the dry cleaners. As far as cold water only, or warm water only, you know it's a pain to have to make all these different piles of clothes. A hot water pile, a cold water pile, a warm water pile, a colored pile, a white pile... When i just bought something, i tend to take better care of it. Who wants to see something ruined when i just bought it. So while it's new, i tend to separate it from the other laundry, and follow the instructions. The older it gets, the more i'm apt to just figure "Oh whatever-i'll just wash it with all the other clothes!" And usually nothing happens. I mean maybe it comes out a little wrinkled-i don't know. Like maybe it's not suitable to wear to a FANCY dinner ha ha.

Hi Janey, I am aware of the instruction tabs in most high end clothes and I take good care to have it followed to the letter. Otherwise, it would ruin a good outfit. Actually, we have no problems with temperature settings here for we get washing mach that has no temperature control, only the timer. When it comes to doubt about special type of fabric, we always hand wash them to make sure it is not damaged by the washing machine.

I pay attention to those instructions on clothes very much because I have ruined one of my best cloth when I was in college. Since then, I check the instruction of every cloth I have and swear never ruin another cloth. I think we all should pay attention to the instruction because some clothes are very easy to ruin. If we ruin a cloth by mis-washing, that's a really sad thing.

Personally shrinkage wouldnt be my first worry, since jackets (usually/almost always) come preshrunk and if its not made of wool or cotton, there would be no shrinkage, and you would need upwards of 60 C to actually shrink cotton or wool. Not to mention that a human body on average is around 37 C and to wash it at 40 would be a catastrophe. Just dont dry it in direct sunlight, it could dim the colour.