Proper care and maintenance of textile materials is essential in prolonging their durability and appearance. This books describes methods of care and maintenance for textile products, focusing on types of laundering and dry-cleaning processes, chemicals, and equipment, while considering the environmental impacts of these procedures and green cleaning approaches. It details care labelling of garments, including electronic care labelling and instructions for different specialty textiles. Factors such as pilling, abrasion, snagging, color fading, and dimensional change are discussed. This book also emphasizes care and maintenance of textiles used for protection from fire, bullets, cold weather, and chemicals.

Clothing Care Manual is intended as a guide for clothing consumers who wish to learn more about their clothes and how to properly care for apparel. It teaches about textiles, fibres, fabrics, care labels, mending, as well as provides laundry tips. The book's technical information can be used by students in the textiles and clothing fields, as it presents general knowledge on the care of clothing for different fibres. About the Authors Isabel Makwara Mupfumira and Nyaradzo Jinga grew up in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe, and are currently university lecturers in the field of textiles, clothing, and design. They have been writing papers and have been published in journals for six years. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/IsabelMakwaraMupfumiraandNyaradzoJinga