(NAPSA)—Let’s face it, OI’ Man Winteris here andit’s time to dig out your winter wardrobe. Maytag’s Center for Home Solutions has developed easy-to-follow clothing care tips to help you prepare and maintain your winter wardrobe all season long. “As you begin transitioning your closet, repair rips and remove stains from your warm weather wardrobe before storing them to make your clothes last longer. Also, transitioning pro- vides you an opportunity to take inventory of your winter garments and makes it easy to shop for new items for the winter season,” says Julie Bundy, manager of Maytag’s Center for Home Solutions. “Once you take your garmentsout of the box or closet where they’ve been stored, you'll want to have them cleaned to make them fresh for Fabric Down comforters and coats the season.” Cleaning your winter clothes and bedding doesn’t have to mean spending moneyat the dry cleaners, even for big, bulky itemslike bedspreads or delicates like wool sweaters. “Many washers and dryers have larger capacity and special settings to wash most items,” said Bundy. “Plus, using a front-loading washer like the Maytag Neptune means that your clothes look newer, longer. Without an agitator, there is less wear and tear on your laundry because your clothes are turned over more gently during washing.” Below are some helpful tips to post in your laundry room and refer to when caring for common winter fabrics. For more laundry tips and information, log on to www.maytag.com. Washer/Dryer Setting Wash: warm water, gentle cycle Dry: regularcycle, low temperature Fleece jackets and blankets dryerto absorb moisture Maytag’s Neptune dryer features Intellidry™ drying control, which dries garments to the precise moisture level you choose Wash: warm water, regular cycle e Wash anddryflannel Dry: regularcycle, low temperature Washable wool sweaters and blankets the dryerto fluff fabric e Add a few towels in the Wash: warm water, regular cycle Dry: regularcycle, low temperature Flannel, cotfon sheets and pajamas Helpful Hints Place a few tennis balls in Wash:cold or warm water, gentle cycle Dry: hangor lay flat to dry garments inside outto preventpiling Use the Wrinkle Release™ cycle on the Neptunedryerto take out wrinkles The Favorites Cycle™ preprograms and namesthe washsetting to start the wash cycle with the touch of a button @
