Candidate Support Pack - Scottish Qualifications Authority

If you are given an item made from linen, wool, mixed fibres, acrylic or other fibres or from
material not usually dried in your department, you should find the care label attached to
the item and read the advice given about drying.
Activity 6
If you tumbled a woollen jumper on a high heat setting it would shrink, lose its
pleasant feel and might scorch. Tick the likely results of drying white cotton and
polyester garments together on a high heat setting.
The polyester garment would get over-dried. ■
The polyester garment would crease. ■
The cotton garment would never dry. ■
The polyester garment would go yellow. ■
The cotton garment would catch fire. ■
Care labels for drying fabric
The effects of using the wrong drying technique can result in permanent damage to the
articles being dried. If there is any doubt in your mind about the suitability of tumbledrying
or the method of removing moisture from an article, then seek advice from your
supervisor or manager.
Symbol
DRYING
Brief meaning
Tumble-dry at low
heat setting
Tumble-dry at high
heat setting
Do not tumble dry
Hang to dry
Dry flat
Drip dry
Answer sheets p. 6.20
GC8N 22 — Laundry Operations Level 2 6.13