How to Do Laundry?

Question

OK. I'm 16 and I've had a Maid do my Laundry. My mother said she didn't need a maid anymore. She hired a maid because we had to many things to do. So my sister said, It's time for mt to wash my own clothes. So how do you wash clothes?

Answer 1

Make some piles of your dirty clothes on the floor in front of the washing machine. Separate them by whites or light colors & darks.

I also separate mine into further piles sometimes by the fabrics needing either gentle washing like underwear or dirtier fabrics like outdoor clothing needing a sturdier wash.

Choose a cycle on the washer that goes with the kind of clothes you're going to wash. Turn the machine on & add detergent according to the directions on the box or bottle. Add fabric softener or bleach to the dispenser if you want to. Careful with the bleach, it'll make awful spots on your dark clothing & ruin them.

When your clothes are washed place them in the dryer with a fabric softener sheet if you like. Set the dryer for a short length of time & take the clothes out just before completely dried so that you can hang or fold them without wrinkles.

After a couple loads of trying stuff out on the machines, you'll get the hang of it quickly!

Answer 2

First gather up you're clothing before it becomes too stiff to get into the washer or gets contaminated. Next check for stains, once a stain goes thru the dryer it's yours forever. Pretreat the stain with something - there are a bunch of different products on the market. Separate the whites from the dark colors. Unless you have super hard water, go easy on the amount of detergent used. Pour in a cup of white vinegar along with the soap. Use warm or cold water for just about everything (white cottons can take hot - but very little else can). Fold as soon as you take it out of the dryer to avoid wrinkles. Get used to doing this for the rest of your life - it's more eternal than love.

Answer 3

OK
Seperate the whites from the colors.
I actually do a seperate load for pastels. (light pink, blue,etc) . For the white load put the bleach in first rather its in a specific bleach spot or directly in the was machine. FOr really soiled whites soak in cold water first then wash in hot. NOT WARM HOT!. then once the water is full put the cloths in. For darks it doesnt really matter which goes first. Use cold water for darks to contain the colors. I usually always fill the washer first so the soap is distributed evenly. for special cloths read the tag. U may have to wash seperately or on a delicate cycle.the washer will have directions either on the lid or door. Its not hard. U don't know how good you have it!

Answer 4

Ok first you sort your clothes into piles. whites, darks, bright colors, pastels, sheets, towels ... when washing whites run on hot wter wash cycle and warm rinse, use laundry soap{read directions for amount on container, and i recommend clorox bleach. when washing sheets or towels wash the same way if white if not follow directions for colored laundry. for colored clothes i recommened washing on cold wash cold rinsh use laundry soap and clorox2 color safe bleach to keep your clothes bright. also read all tags as some clothes cannot be washed but dry cleaned and some clothes are hand wash only . the tags will also tell you the best drying method. I have 6 teenagers and alwys get there clothes sparkiling clean.

Answer 5

well first u have to seperate the light clothes from the dark clothes. then every color is washed in cold water, except for the towels. then when u r done seperating put only 1 pile of clothes in the washer and put it on for 60min. also u have to add soap. it depends on how much u put, so if u have a large pile then fill it to the line that says large. same thing with all the other colors.

Answer 6

separate dark colors from light colors and wash whites all alone.
dark colors- select medium to large load size, select cool water temp. let water fill the bottom of washer, add detergent, then clothes.
Lights- use warm water...same as above
whites- use hot water same as above but add a cup of bleach.
Dry them all on medium heat for 1 hr. NEVER USE HIGH HEAT FOR CLOTHES. only towels and sheets take high heat.

Answer 7

its easy just look on the washing machine and put to the right setting, (its probabaly already set for the most part from the last time someone washed something) put in your clothes, then add soap up the fill line on the lid and turn it on.

Answer 8

u seperate all of ur clothes! wash white clothes with bleach and hot water,dark clothes with washing powder on warm cold,and light colorz with washing powder on cold water. but make sure u put it on the size of the load ur washing

Answer 9

Ask your mother or sister. Every machine is different.

Answer 10

separate into lights and darks.

use a detergent without bleach.

run it in the warm cycle.