How to Sort and Wash Your Laundry

How to Sort and Wash Your Laundry

Towels & Tea Towels If you have bought brand new towels, wash them separately first with a 1/2 cup of salt to ensure they keep their colour and don’t stain your others towels. Using a cup of white vinegar as a fabric softener will keep them from going stiff when hung out in the sun. As nice and fluffy as towels seem in the dryer, they take a very long time to dry.

Whites Clothes White clothing should always be kept separate from coloured clothing to prevent your whites from going grey and dull. Wash in cold water on a long cycle with a cup of white vinegar. Always hang your whites out of the sun to prevent yellowing and take off the line as soon as they are dry.

Delicates / Lingerie Delicate fabrics, hosiery, bras, undies and any lingerie should ideally be hand washed. To hand wash, fill a tub with lukewarm water and use a gentle soap to wash any obvious grotty spots. Rinse well with fresh cold clean water and hang to dry.

Woollens Always wash your woollens in cold water with a wool wash.

Woollens need to be washed on the ‘woollens’ setting if you machine has one, or delicate if it does not. As soon as your machine is finished, remove your woollens and lay them out flat on a clean dry towel in an airy place out of direct sunlight to dry.

Colours Cloths Look over the clothing first to check for any obvious stains (especially if you are washing children’s clothing) and give a good spray with stain remover just before placing into the machine. Hang out of direct sunlight if you can or remove them from the sun as soon as they are dry to prevent fading etc.

Sheets/Bedding Bedding should be washed weekly in hot to very hot water.

Hot water ensures you kill off any dust mites that will have accumulated in the bedding over the week. Latex pillows can be machine washed when required. Try to only wash them twice yearly and hang them in direct sunlight until totally dry.

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