You've probably never looked carefully at that label with washing instructions on the inside of your clothes. You know it's there, and you know it probably contains valuable information, but you've never felt the urge to examine it in great depth. It's always a shame, though, when you have to give your new cashmere jumper to your five-year-old nephew after wearing and washing it only once because he's the only person it now fits. And he doesn’t even really like it.

Washing, normal process, with specified temperature.	Washing, mild process, with specified temperature.	Washing, very mild process, with specified temperature.	Handwash, cold, at max 30º C
Tumble drying at max 60º C, normal temperature.	Tumble drying at max 80º C, low temperature.	Dry flat	Line dry
Iron at maximum temperature of 110º C without steam.	Iron at maximum temperature of 150°C.	Iron at maximum temperature of 200°C.
Non-chlorine bleach when needed	Dryclean, any solvent except Trichloroethylene.	Dryclean, any solvent
Do not bleach	Do not iron.	Do not tumble dry.	Do not wash