Drying instructions
I want to describe that a certain type of garment needs to be dried in the air without any artificial blow-drying or the air-dry function of the tumble dryer and what not.
Now, I am trying for an option for drying in general without specifying hanging up and one where it specifies to hang up.
What I should very much appreciate input on is whether these are clear:
1) Let air-dry naturally.
2) a)Hang up to air-dry naturally.
b) Hang-dry naturally.
c) Drip-dry naturally.
With 2 c), I wonder could drip-dry not easily be understood as also denoting that the garment needs to be dripping wet when hung up. Even if it need not denote this, should it perhaps be avoided for this reason if the garment does not have to be dripping wet before it is hung up, i.e. if one may use the spin cycle on the washing machine or may pat-dry with a towel or squeeze most of the "dripping" potential out of it before hanging up?
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I want to describe that a certain type of garment needs to be dried in the air without any artificial blow-drying or the air-dry function of the tumble dryer and what not.
Now, I am trying for an option for drying in general without specifying hanging up and one where it specifies to hang up.
What I should very much appreciate input on is whether these are clear:
1) Let air-dry naturally.
2) a)Hang up to air-dry naturally.
b) Hang-dry naturally.
c) Drip-dry naturally.
With 2 c), I wonder could drip-dry not easily be understood as also denoting that the garment needs to be dripping wet when hung up. Even if it need not denote this, should it perhaps be avoided for this reason if the garment does not have to be dripping wet before it is hung up, i.e. if one may use the spin cycle on the washing machine or may pat-dry with a towel or squeeze most of the "dripping" potential out of it before hanging up?
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why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday
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I want to describe that a certain type of garment needs to be dried in the air without any artificial blow-drying or the air-dry function of the tumble dryer and what not.
Now, I am trying for an option for drying in general without specifying hanging up and one where it specifies to hang up.
What I should very much appreciate input on is whether these are clear:
1) Let air-dry naturally.
2) a)Hang up to air-dry naturally.
b) Hang-dry naturally.
c) Drip-dry naturally.
With 2 c), I wonder could drip-dry not easily be understood as also denoting that the garment needs to be dripping wet when hung up. Even if it need not denote this, should it perhaps be avoided for this reason if the garment does not have to be dripping wet before it is hung up, i.e. if one may use the spin cycle on the washing machine or may pat-dry with a towel or squeeze most of the "dripping" potential out of it before hanging up?
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asked yesterday
norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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I want to describe that a certain type of garment needs to be dried in the air without any artificial blow-drying or the air-dry function of the tumble dryer and what not.
Now, I am trying for an option for drying in general without specifying hanging up and one where it specifies to hang up.
What I should very much appreciate input on is whether these are clear:
1) Let air-dry naturally.
2) a)Hang up to air-dry naturally.
b) Hang-dry naturally.
c) Drip-dry naturally.
With 2 c), I wonder could drip-dry not easily be understood as also denoting that the garment needs to be dripping wet when hung up. Even if it need not denote this, should it perhaps be avoided for this reason if the garment does not have to be dripping wet before it is hung up, i.e. if one may use the spin cycle on the washing machine or may pat-dry with a towel or squeeze most of the "dripping" potential out of it before hanging up?
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norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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asked yesterday
norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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asked yesterday
norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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asked yesterday
norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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asked yesterday
norwegianbluenorwegianblue
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why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday
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why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday
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why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday
why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday
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why not use internationally understood symbols such as do not tumble dry combined with line dry? "Air dry naturally" doesn't tell me if I can hang it or if I should dry it flat, for instance.
– oerkelens
yesterday