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IFI. International Fabricare Institute - http://www.ifi.org/
USA. Education and research organization of the Association of Dry Cleaners, Wet Cleaners and Launderers. |
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Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/textile/bus50.shtm
A guide on the Care Labeling Rule for garment manufacturers and importers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. |
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Label Talk - http://www.textileaffairs.com/
From the Clorox Company's, Textile Industry Affairs. Informational web site on textile care symbols and instructions for the apparel trade and consumers. |
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Garment and Textile Care Program - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/pubs/garment/gtcfact/gtcpfact.htm
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. |
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WFK. Cleaning Technology Research Institute - http://www.wfk.de/
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. |
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Denim Survival Guide - http://www.olah.com/
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. |
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DIA. Drycleaning Institute of Australia - http://www.drycleanersweb.com.au/
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. |
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Writing a Care Label - http://www.textilecare.com/writing.htm
Official manual for the writing of apparel care labels, as required by the US Federal Trade Commission. |
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CTTN-Iren - http://www.cttn-iren.fr/
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. |
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Linen Care - http://www.givingtreeonline.com/linencare1.shtml
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. |