I make sure that everything i make is totally washable,very easy to do these days.And i wash everything on the delicate cycle.I do dry things different,some are hung,some in the dryer etc.
Forgot to say i also wash all my fabric before cutting it out and sewing.
Kathi

Wow! I only wish I were that organized. I have fabrics with all different types of care. Some must be hand washed in cold, some are dry-clean only, some can be machine washed on delicate, some are supposed to be laid out flat to dry while others should drip dry and some can be dried in the dryer. Some even have different ironing directions.

Years ago, we used to be able to get care labels upon request when we got our fabric cut. You had to ask for them. I wonder if this is still done?
Annie

If there is something that I need to remember, I sew a loop of pastel colored ribbon in the side seam of the garment, and write on it with an indelible sharpie pen. If the item is light colored, I use the lightest colored sharpie in my stash :^) If I am sewing the loop into slacks, I sew it into the waist band. On some items, I have sewn the ribbon at the hem line, and it shows not at all!

Jaybird, thanks for the idea. I have a handicapped daughter that I sew for and she wears her clothes for so many years that I forget what year I made something. I have been embroidering the size and/or year in the waistband area but it gets harder to do and I omit too much info. will use your method in the future. It sounds like it would look so much more professional.

Oooh! I like that idea too, Jaybird! Why didn't I think of that? Great! Thank you!

I just use colored ribbon sewn in as jaybird suggested. Red (as in stop) means dry clean. Green means machine wash. Pretty simple. I wash most my stuff in cold, so that's not an issue.