Care guide

Read the label.
Keep the piece.

Every symbol on a care tag, in one place. Drying first. That is where most clothes are lost.

Laundry care symbols with the Hang Dry hang dry symbol highlighted in blue

The name

Why Hang Dry

When I was old enough to do my own laundry, my mother gave me one rule. The good clothes do not go in with everything else.

They get washed together, with care. Then they get hung up to dry, so they keep their shape and last.

That small act is the name. The idea goes further. Buy less, choose better, and take care of what you own. Treat the things worth keeping like they are worth keeping.

Hang it. Keep it.

For The Long Run.

01

Drying

Start here. Air does the least damage.

  • Hang dry

    Hang on a line or hanger to air dry. The method we are named for.

    Hang Dry standard

  • Drip dry

    Hang while soaking wet. Do not wring.

  • Dry flat

    Lay flat on a towel or rack. Keeps shape on knits.

  • Hang dry in shade

    Air dry out of direct sun. Protects color.

  • Drip dry in shade

    Drip dry out of direct sun.

  • Dry flat in shade

    Lay flat out of direct sun.

  • Tumble dry, low

    Machine dry on low heat.

  • Tumble dry, medium

    Machine dry on medium heat.

  • Tumble dry, high

    Machine dry on high heat.

  • Tumble dry, no heat

    Air cycle only.

  • Do not tumble dry

    Keep it out of the machine.

02

Washing

The tub. Dots mean temperature.

  • Machine wash, cold

    30°C / 86°F or below.

    Hang Dry standard

  • Machine wash, warm

    40°C / 104°F or below.

  • Machine wash, hot

    50°C / 122°F or below.

  • Permanent press

    Reduced spin. One line under the tub.

  • Gentle cycle

    Low agitation. Two lines under the tub.

  • Hand wash

    Wash by hand in cool water.

  • Do not wash

    Water will damage it. See dry clean.

03

Bleach

The triangle.

  • Any bleach

    Any bleach when needed.

  • Non-chlorine only

    Oxygen bleach only.

  • Do not bleach

    No bleach of any kind.

    Hang Dry standard
04

Ironing

The iron. Dots mean heat.

  • Iron, low

    110°C / 230°F max.

  • Iron, medium

    150°C / 300°F max.

  • Iron, high

    200°C / 390°F max. Cotton and linen.

  • No steam

    Iron dry. No steam.

  • Do not iron

    Keep heat off it.

05

Dry cleaning

The circle. Letters are for the cleaner.

  • Dry clean

    Professional dry clean.

  • Dry clean, any solvent

    Any solvent.

  • Dry clean, P

    Any solvent except trichloroethylene.

  • Dry clean, F

    Petroleum solvent only.

  • Professional wet clean

    Professional wet cleaning.

  • Do not dry clean

    No dry cleaning.

The Hang Dry standard

Hang it. Keep it.

Three rules for everything we make.

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