h.e. 2nd, 3rd, a bit of 4th grading

• label - provides information on the treatment of various kinds of clothes that does not cause irreversible damage to the article
• commercial companies - are required to ensure correct information of the care treatment of textile products
• symbols - refer to the part most sensible to the care treatment of a textile article
• washing - the symbol indicates whether domestic washing is possible and applies both to hand and hand machine washes
• numbers - in the washing tub specify the maximum washing temperatures in degrees Celsius which must not be exceeded
• ironing - depict the care and cautions to be taken while ironing the articles/cloths
• square - drying process
• circle - tumble drying
• line - natural drying
• dry cleaning - possibility of professional dry or wet cleaning
• crochet - versatile and popular technique for making a variety of fashion and home decor accessories
• crochet stitches - made with loops and wrapping around the hook
• crochet - a kind of needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitched formed with single thread and hooked needle
• crochet - process of creating fabric from yarn, thread or other materials
• crochet - has become one of the preferred hobbies during leisure time dominantly by women, young and old
• crochet - derived from the word "croche" = hook, which has been used to intricate process of lacemaking
• Europe, Ireland - worked by nun in the 16th century in
• crochet hooks - are made either by wood, bone, plastic, steel and aluminum
• steel crochet hooks - used for cotton threads, are about 5 inches long with sizes from 00 as the largest and 14 as the smallest
• bone hooks - very rare and being replaced by plastic and aluminum hooks and are used for heavier types of crocheting like pot holders, sweater and shawls. They are available at 6 inches long
• afghan hooks - same length as knitting pins but have hooks at one end. Made up of aluminum, 9 to 10 inches long, Afghan Stitch onyl
• extra-large hooks - made up of stell or plastic are used especially in rug making anf jiffy crochet
• crochet thread or yarn - comes in variety of natural or man-made fibers.
• cotton thread - has a very smooth silky finish
• linen thread - ideal for summer blouse
• wool yarn - is suitable for blankets, baby garments, sweater and other fashion items
• beginning - beg
• chain - c/ch
• cluster - cl
• double crochet - dc
• double treble crochet - dtc
• half treble - H tr
• half double crochet - hdc
• loop - lp
• picot - p
• popcorn stitch - pc st
• single crochet - sc
• short double crochet - sdc
• slip stitch - st
• stitches - sts