- Sort your laundry- sort colors from darks and whites, towels and other lint producing items from those likely to attract lint.
- Check your pockets- for pens, money, little notes, napkins, gum, etc.
- Read the labels for important instructions! Instructions like how to wash or dry the clothes.
- Read directions on detergent as to how much to put in- because some are condensed so will not need as much!
- Set washer per wash- then start wash with detergent and let fill before putting clothes in, such as regular cycle for normal laundry and delicates for more delicate fabrics
- Wash items with decals, designs, beeds, etc. or clothes that attract a lot of lint inside out.
- Pre-treat stains with removal products before wash to maximize wash.
- Make sure to clean lint trap in dryer between cycles.
- For softer clothes use fabric softener sheets, and to avoid static use anti-static sheets.
- Hang dry delicates or shirts you think may shrink- better safe than sorry.
- Make sure NOT to dry items that will melt in dryer- items like fur on a down coat hood.
- Load of laundry differs due to some machines hold more. Don't stuff your washer but rather leave some room for water to circulate.
- Fabrics such as rayons, silks, and velvets take to a dry cleaner- once again, better safe than sorry!
Darks and Colors- Wash in cold water to avoid shrinkage, color bleeding, and color fading.
Whites- Wash in warm to hot for preshrunk cottons. To brighten with bleach, use a cup per load, pouring bleach in before clothes, but after water has mixed well with detergent.
Tough Stains- For wine stains, act quickly! If able to, soak in water and glycerin and rinse with cold water and vinegar. Act quickly with stains like ketchup, mustard, and blood, damping clothing with cold water as soon as possible and trying to lift the stain with soft sponge, soap, and water. For greese stains use a greese solvent and let dry; for chocolate and lipstick use a dry greese solvent, soap, and water to gently lift stain, followed by washing with a heavy detergent. For leather use club soda. Most food stains can be blotted with just soap, water, and a sponge.
Laundry Q & A:
How do you wash pillows?
Washing the pillows can cause them to lump up, however if washed on a low cycle followed by dryed under a delicates setting it can work fine. For more information check out this site:http://www.ehow.com/how_2134780_wash-bed-pillows.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art
Can you wash and dry your tennis shoes?
This depends on the material of the shoe. If there is any form of gel in your tennis shoes it is best to not even macine wash them, let alone dry them. For basic trainers they can usually be washed, but I suggest to clean with a small throw away tooth brush for stains as the washer is not good for that but rather for the fabric. Shoes will usually not be soaked after washing and thus can be air dryed. If dryer safe you can dry but suggest only doing so on a dryer rack as in the dryer can damage the machine.
How do you wash hats or visors?
This can shrink the hat. It is better to try to resolve the stain by gently lifting rather to washing. Check out this website for more information on Baseball cap cleaning:
http://www.sport-smart.com/How-To-Wash-Baseball-Hats-and-Caps.asp
How do I get gum off my clothes?
To get gum off your clothes you can either use egg whites, or freeze the article of clothing, this will make the gum freeze and allow for you to peel it off. If you chose to freeze the clothing, don't pick the gum before hand! It will make removal difficult.
For more tips check out this website:
http://www.ehow.com/how_46_laundry.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask
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