Care and Maintenance of Fabrics
CBSE · Class 11 · Home Science
Step-by-step guide to study Care and Maintenance of Fabrics in CBSE Class 11 Home Science. Topics to cover, practice strategy, and time allocation.
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Learn the Theory
Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas, and key concepts.
Practice Problems
Solve textbook exercises and additional practice questions. There are 55 questions available for this chapter.
Revise & Test
Revise key formulas and concepts without looking at notes. Take a practice quiz to test your understanding. Mark weak areas for re-revision.
Spaced Revision
Revisit Care and Maintenance of Fabrics after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall. Solve previous year questions from this chapter.
What to Focus On
- Mending includes repair of tears, holes, seams, hems, buttons, fasteners, ribbons, laces, and fancy attachments.
- Damaged fabric should be repaired before laundering.
- Washing strain can enlarge damage and cause greater fabric loss.
- Laundering includes stain removal, preparation, washing, finishing, and pressing or ironing.
- Finishing may involve blueing and starching.
- Laundry improves appearance as well as cleanliness.
- A stain is not removed by normal washing and needs special treatment.
- Fresh stains are easier to remove.
- Unknown stains should be treated first with a simple method and mild reagents.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Water alone can remove all dirt from fabrics.
Soap and detergent are the same as grease solvents.
All stains should be removed with one strong reagent so that the stain disappears quickly.
Memory Tips
Order of laundering
Definition of stain
Types of stains
Vegetable and animal stain removal
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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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