I am 21 years old and do not know how to do laundry.?

Question

ever since I started to I just threw them in the wash with cold water. i know to seperate them but never cared. lol
can anyone at least tell me the basics...??

Answer 1

STEP ONE
To do laundry, first sort your dirty clothes, making separate piles for whites, bright colors and darks. If you mix whites with colors in the wash, the colors may bleed onto and ruin your whites. Also separate clothes that tend to produce lint (towels, sweatshirts, chenille and flannel) from clothes that tend to attract lint (corduroy, velvets and permanent-press clothes).

STEP TWO
As you sort, close zippers to prevent snagging, and empty pockets (you don't want soggy shreds of facial tissue all over your clothes!).


STEP THREE
Pretreat heavy stains with laundry detergent or stain remover, heeding instructions on the product label.

STEP FOUR
Use the measuring cap of the detergent bottle or the cup found in detergent boxes to measure out the right amount of laundry soap according to the manufacturer's instructions.

STEP FIVE
Pour the soap into your washer or its detergent dispenser. Add liquid fabric softener, if desired, according to the product instructions.

STEP SIX
Choose the water temperature for the wash cycle:hot, warm or cold; save on energy and opt for a cold rinse cycle for any load. Consult the labels on your clothes, your washing machine's instruction manual or the detergent container for recommendations on washing temperature. In general, use cold water to protect colors and darks from bleeding or fading, and to avoid shrinkage. Use warm or hot water for durable fabrics like cotton (make sure they're preshrunk), and to ensure that your whites stay white.

STEP SEVEN
Start the washer before adding clothes, if you have time, to allow the detergent to dissolve in the water. The regular cycle suffices for most laundry, but use the gentle cycle for sheer or delicate fabrics. Adjust the water level to the size of your load.

STEP EIGHT
If you need to add bleach, allow the machine to run for a few minutes to mix the detergent and water, then add about a cup of bleach to the washer or the bleach dispenser.

STEP NINE
Add your clothes, close the lid and let the machine do its dirty work. Washing takes approximately 45 minutes.

STEP TEN
Put the clothes (and an anti-static sheet, if desired) in the dryer after the wash is complete. Hang delicates (such as bras and certain sweaters) to air dry on a clothing rack or hanger. Check tags if in doubt.

STEP ELEVEN
Remove lint from the dryer's lint tray.

STEP TWELVE
Select the correct drying temperature for your laundry load: low for delicates, medium for most fabrics and high for cotton. When in doubt, low or medium is the safest bet.

STEP THIRTEEN
Close and turn on the dryer. Expect the drying cycle to take an hour or more for a full load.

STEP FOURTEEN
Once the clothes are completely dry, remove them from the dryer or drying rack and fold your clean laundry.

Answer 2

A little secret here....I think all us mommies feel like that regardless of our past, our age, our current circumstances, etc. Being a mom is hard - especially if we make the choice to be a good mom. You are also going through all of these other things that it is no wonder you feel they way that you do. Don't think about ending it all - what will that resolve? How does that really help you? Since you made the choice to take care of your baby, some part of you wants to be with her - so don't let go of that - it will help keep you sane. Start small and work on the little things that you can fix - maybe working in some time for yourself at first, then adding some time for a support group or two. You can't deal with this stress alone, so don't even try any more. You can find help, and you CAN get through this. As your daughter grows and hits the milestones of youth, you will see that being with her IS WORTH IT. Today might be a good day to die, but there's never been a better day to be alive, either. Best of luck to you.

Answer 3

If you know how to sort that is a start. Look for stains and pre-treat them. I like using the Spray and Wash dual Power it works very well. I wash most things in cold because it makes your clothes last longer and it is cheaper on the power bill. If you have reds was them alone because they can bleed ( you know make the clothes washed with them have the red tint to them) You can help to stop that by pre-soaking in a sink with warm water and some vinegar. I always wash my sheets in hot water and my towels in hot water and I was them separately from my other clothes because of the lint. I wash jeans separate also. If you don't like to iron take them out of the dryer right away and hang them up. It is really easy and if there is something special you wanted to know just ask I would be glad to help

Answer 4

Cold water is just fine. That way you won't shrink anything or set any stains. The main thing in separating items is to keep light with light and dark with dark. I basically separate into sheets, towels, t-shirts, pants, but you may need other categories. You will need a spot remover. If you are looking for something cheap and effective, use a Fels Naptha bar. But there are plenty of spot removers in the stores. There will be places in your washing machine for bleach and softeners. Don't use regular bleach except for white things. And I like to use softening sheets in the dryer instead of the washer whenever possible.

Answer 5

Separate all clothes - white clothes from dark clothes. With white clothes, use warm to hot water. Use regular bleach for whites only. But I found that Oxy-Clean works best for my white laundry. And with dark clothes mostly cold water. Use color safe bleach (if you prefer) for dark clothes, Dark colored towels can be washed and mixed with jeans, colored socks, and other colored linen items like pillow cases or small blankets.

As for washing machines, if you are using a top-load washing machine use powdered detergent. The agitator will help break the detergent. If you are using a front-load, use liquid detergent.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

okay so yes definitely seperate colors from white, but also try to seperate light colors from dark colors and also when i wash my blacks i try to keep them seperate too because it is easier for them to get lint on them if mixed with the wrong clothes, like towels or cotton. if you have a dress shirt or any kind of delicate fabric make sure you read the tag cause it usually has special directions on how to clean (i.e. cold only, hand wash only, hang dry, etc.) Oh and if you use like suavitel when you are in rinsing process it makes your clothes smell really good...

Answer 7

sort the clothes according to color. wash jeans by themselves and towels as a seperate load. wash towels, whites in hot water, jeans and colored clothes in warm start the water running and add soap powder, then add clothes. make sure there is enough water to cover the clothes and they can move freely [don't overload the machine ] you can add bleach OR ammonia to the whites, I have found ammonia to be better at removing stains and keeping them white.
add fabric softner to the wrinse water and when the clothes are done washing, dry them at appropriate heat ie towels very hot, color clothes medium heat. to avoid static cling, use dryer sheets.

Answer 8

sort by colors

whites-wash in hot water. Turn to hot wash/cold rinse, allow water to fill drum, during filling add detergent & bleach. When tub is full, add your whites

permanent press: blouses, shirts, non denim, lightweight fabrics. Wash warm wash/cold rinse. Start filling machine w/water, NO bleach, when tub is full add clothes.

Towels/Jeans, heavier clothing, same as above for perm. press...

If you have a high efficiency washer, you can use cold water and HE detergent/bleach.

After clothes have washed, throw them in the drier, using setting appropriate for each load. or, hang them up to dry.

Answer 9

I do the same thing....the only thing you should avoid is new clothing with your old ones. And new red ones have to go in with jeans and jeans ONLY. It will run otherwise. Whites should go by themselves with bleach but it doesn't matter too much...just avoid red clothing or it will get over EVERYTHING. Put about a cup of laundry detergent in and you are good to go! :)

Answer 10

1) seperate your whites and your colors and also your good clothes...

2) Use warm/cold water for the whites, cold for the darks and good clothes.

3) use bleach if you want to bleach out some of your whites (whites only)

4) use a regular laundry detergant for regular washing- and if you want something that is gentle for your good clothes then use woolite!