The Wash Guide
Iron on mediumBoth standards

Iron on medium

Warm iron. Around 150 to 160°C at the soleplate.

Wool, silk, polyester and viscose. A steam iron is fine, and a slightly damp cloth between iron and cloth is better than pressing hard.

Where it sits on the label

  1. Washing
  2. Bleaching
  3. Drying
  4. Ironing
  5. Professional care

Ironing comes fourth of the five. A label is always written in this order and simply leaves out whatever does not apply, so a tag carrying only three symbols is not missing anything. The next shape along yours is the next of these its maker had something to say about.

The rest of the iron