Care and Maintenance of Fabrics in Institutions
CBSE · Class 12 · Home Science
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What to Focus On
- Fabric care preserves both function and appearance.
- Physical damage and appearance loss are the two main aspects of care and maintenance.
- Institutional fabrics must remain serviceable for a long time.
- Laundry uses scientific principles and practical skill.
- Important laundry processes include washing, rinsing, drying, pressing, and folding.
- Good laundering gives hygienic and neat results.
- Three equipment groups are washing, drying, and ironing/pressing.
- Top loading and front loading are the two main washing machine models.
- Fully automatic machines need least manual work.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
All washing machines work in the same way, so top loading and front loading machines are only different in shape.
A semi-automatic washing machine is fully automatic because it has more than one tub.
Agitation, pulsation, and tumbling are just three names for the same washing action.
Memory Tips
Care and maintenance of fabrics has two aspects
Laundry is both a science and an art
Three main types of laundry equipment
Top loading and front loading washing machines
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- 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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