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Homemakers who have benefitted during recent years through the development of several aids to easier housekeeping are especially happy with easy-care fabrics.
But, according to professional home economists, users of the fabrics should develop a better understanding of what they can expect of the materials.
“To most homemakers, easy care fabrics mean materials that do not soil easily or quickly and which can be wiped clean or be easily laundered with little or no ironing,” stated Mildred A. Payne, assistant professor and extension specialist in home furnishings with the College of Home Economics at Virginia Tech. “We want all this and beauty Loo. And the textile industry is doing a good job helping us to reach that ideal. Nevertheless, we should be sure that we know and understand what we are getting,” emphasized Mrs. Payne. The specialist told of recent refinements in glass fibers and other man-made fibers. She mentioned the development of soil *v5i3voiivv^ hi Tiiv no era .7®nvin selves, durable press finished, fireproof materials, soil resistance and soil releasing.
“With such refinements and alterations in the fibers, we sometimes have to give up certain material advantages to which we have become accustomed. We need to recognize that these alterations may weaken fibers so we cannot expect as much wear from them, or that we can expect a change in the way they feel or handle,’’ Mrs. Payne stressed.
The home economist reminded homemakers of Xheir responsibility to learn new ways of
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