What does drying in the shade mean (square with oblique lines): explanation and care recommendations

A square with two stripes in the upper left corner indicates that this fabric should be dried in the shade.

Recommendations

It is advisable to have a special place in your apartment or house for drying in the shade. Some items should be dried exclusively vertically; this is also indicated on the label on the clothing; more on that later.

Advice: Take the recommendation seriously, even after a short time in the sun, such wet or damp fabric may become discolored and lose some properties.

What does it look like

The icon looks like a square with stripes inside a circle. The meaning remains the same.

Additional variations:

• hanging - either a wide arc is added to the top or a vertical line to the center
• putting - a horizontal central stripe is added
• without spinning - three vertical stripes are added to the icon (there are also two)

* There cannot be more than one such symbol on the label.

Olga

Question to the expert

What not to do

A tag with these symbols prohibits:

• exposure to direct sunlight


• lay horizontally the clothes that need to be hung


• hang what needs to be hung


• squeeze out something that can’t be squeezed out (previous block for help)

What can you do

Products with this symbol can be:

• leave wet in the wind, provided there is no direct sunlight


• fold in half


• wear dry in the sun.