Textile Care

Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule - A guide on the Care Labeling Rule for garment manufacturers and importers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/comeclean.htm#Frequently%20Asked%20Questions

CTTN-Iren - France. Applied research, testing and training institute for household cleaning appliances, products and hygiene, industrial laundry, dry-cleaning, and textile and garment care. English and French.
www.cttn-iren.fr/

Denim Survival Guide - Information resource for the history, manufacturing and care of denim fabrics and garments. Cotton fibers and yarn spinning technologies. Textile dictionary and links to related sites. Requires Flash plug-in. From Olah, Inc.
www.olah.com/

DIA. Drycleaning Institute of Australia - Roof organization for local institutes of the Australian drycleaning industry, dedicated to education and training, and research, development and legislative activities. Calendar of events. Members' directory.
www.drycleanersweb.com.au/

Garment and Textile Care Program - Partnership program between the EPA, the dry cleaning industry and public interest groups, dedicated to the evaluation and development of environment friendly cleaning processes and technologies.
www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/pubs/garment/gtcfact/gtcpfact.htm

IFI. International Fabricare Institute - USA. Education and research organization of the Association of Dry Cleaners, Wet Cleaners and Launderers.
www.ifi.org/

Label Talk - From the Clorox Company's, Textile Industry Affairs. Informational web site on textile care symbols and instructions for the apparel trade and consumers.
www.textileaffairs.com/

Linen Care - Detailed consumer guide on the care for bed and bathroom linens, bed covers and woolen blankets, and table linens. From the Givingtreeonline.Com web site. Author: Carol Teplick.
www.givingtreeonline.com/linencare1.html

WFK. Cleaning Technology Research Institute - Germany. Independent institute for basic and applied research and development in hygiene, and textile and hard surface cleaning and disinfecting processes and agents. List of international standards. English and German.
www.wfk.de/

Writing a Care Label - Official manual for the writing of apparel care labels, as required by the US Federal Trade Commission.
www.textilecare.com/writing.htm