Making The Home: Washin' The Laundry

Everyone has laundry and everyone has their way of caring for laundry. Until a few weeks ago I had never really done the laundry because my older sister had always been the one to do it. I never really liked doing laundry whenever she'd have me help, but I think that was because I'd always have to fold. Some people like to fold while others might prefer doing something else.




There are four main steps to completely a load of laundry.
1. Washing
2. Drying
3. Folding
4. Putting away

It might seem a very simply task, but it is a little more complex than that. Before you wash your load you'll want to separate them into piles.

The main colour piles are:
1. whites
2. darks - blues, blacks, jeans
3. colours - greens, yellows, light blue, khaki
4. reds - reds, orange, pink
5. towels

The reason you want to divide these all up is mainly because clothes bleed and if you have something red in with something green it may bleed and ruin the clothing. Putting clothes into the same colour piles will also help your clothes keep their colour.

After you've divided them up, stick them in the washer. We use powder soap, baking soda, and vinegar in most loads. The baking soda and vinegar help with any odors.

When your laundry is done washing you can either hang them out on the clothes-line or stick them in the dryer. Because we have warm weather we have been hanging them out. This also saves us on the heating bill by not using the dryer. However, before you put your clothes out or in the dryer check for stains. Once you put the clothing into the dryer the heat will set the stain in and will be hard to get out, if at all.

When your laundry is all dry you can take them in to fold. Fold the clothes into piles according to whom they belong. When you're done you can easily take the piles and place them directly on the owner's bed, dresser, or into their drawer.

More coming on stains...