FABRIC-3.1.1

The Golden Rules and the Stain Taxonomy

FABRIC-3 · Cleaning and Stain Response · FABRIC-3.1 Stain Response Fundamentals

Establishes the golden rules of stain response — act now, blot never rub, work outside in, test every time, less is more, no water on S or X — and the five stain families with the correct sequence for each. Emphasises that doing nothing and escalating is always a defensible choice.