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Care symbols found on clothing labels.
All 51symbols recorded in this context, A–Z.
A triangle outline, the GINETEX base symbol for bleaching instructions on a garment care label.
Crossbars on a stem counting how many times the yarn is wrapped.
Letters and shapes in a grid standing for thread colours.
A long narrow triangle showing fabric to be folded out.
A triangle crossed out, forbidding bleach of any kind.
A circle crossed out, forbidding professional dry cleaning.
An iron crossed out, forbidding ironing.
A square containing a circle, crossed through with an X, instructing that a garment must not be machine-dried.
A washtub crossed out, forbidding washing in water altogether.
A twisted shape crossed out, forbidding wringing the garment.
A letter inside a circle naming the solvent a cleaner may use.
A horizontal line inside the drying square, meaning dry lying flat.
Diagonal stripes in the corner of the drying square, meaning keep out of sun.
A square outline, the GINETEX base symbol category covering all drying instructions on a garment care label.
Numbered arrows showing the order needle enters and leaves.
Percentages naming what a fabric is made of.
A small filled dot standing for a wrapped knot.
A wavy line between two points to be drawn up.
One or two bars under a care symbol, calling for a gentler process.
A long double-headed arrow aligning a pattern piece with the fabric.
A hand dipped into a washtub, permitting washing by hand only.
An outline of a hand-iron, the GINETEX base symbol for ironing instructions on a garment care label.
Dots inside an iron setting the maximum plate temperature.
A standardised chart alphabet readable without the language.
The rule that rows alternate direction as the work turns.
Brackets or a bold line marking the part that repeats.
A vertical line inside the drying square, meaning hang to dry.
Diagrams tracing the path of a cord through a knot.
A closed loop at the centre of a worked-in-the-round chart.
Numbers whose meaning depends on which national system.
A triangle or slit showing where two pieces must align.
A triangle with two diagonal stripes, permitting non-chlorine bleach.
A bracketed arrow meaning the piece is cut double.
Arrows and lines showing which way fabric folds over.
A marking selecting a short wash before the main cycle.
A circle outline, the GINETEX base symbol for professional dry-cleaning or wet-cleaning instructions on a garment care label.
A W inside a circle, permitting professional cleaning in water.
A named grid diagram specifying how a block is pieced.
A marking leaving the load standing in the final rinse water.
A dashed line inside the cutting line.
A cross or an X standing for the shortest worked stitch.
Drops, bursts and a crossed drop on an iron's controls.
A thread count written as colour codes and numbers, defining a tartan.
Abbreviations and numbers counting the stitches of each ring.
Dots inside a circle in a square, setting tumble-dryer heat.
Dots inside a washtub setting the maximum wash temperature.
A tub-shaped outline with a wavy water line, the GINETEX base symbol for washing instructions on a garment care label.
Four linked grids specifying threading, tie-up, treadling and the resulting cloth.
The top grid saying which shaft each warp thread passes through.
The two grids saying which shafts each treadle lifts and in what order.
A numbered skein icon on a ball band, giving a yarn's thickness category.