Wash Care Garment Label: 6 Mistakes That Ruin Garments (e.g., Wrong Ink)

Sarah, who runs a small silk dress brand, got 15 returns in one week—all because her customers’ dresses shrank. The problem? Her Care Instruction garment label said “machine wash cold,” but silk needs hand-washing. “I copied a generic label from another brand,” she said. “I didn’t realize one wrong word would ruin dresses—and trust.” Wash…