HowtoWashYourClothesLearninghowtowashclothesisaveryimportantskill.Failuretoacquirethismaynotonlyturnouttobeunhealthy,butalsoexpensive,inthecasethatthewashinggoeswrong.Fortunately,then,itisnotaverydifficultskilltomaster.Steps:Collectallyourdirtyclothesfromthebathroomfloor,orwhereverelseyoukeepthem.Keepinmindthatyoursocksmaybeinthelivingroomorunderyourdesk.Makesureyou'vefoundeverything.Sorttheclothesintopiles.Therearetwoimportantconsiderationshere:whatmaterialyourclothesare,andwhatcolor.Readallthelabels,andpickouttheclothesthat(a)cannotbewashed(needtobetakentoadrycleaner),(b)allclothesthatsaydelicate,orhaveotherrestrictions.Thesearecommonlymaterialssuchassilk,wool,andcertainsyntheticfibers.Rememberdelicatesmayhavetobewashedbyhand.Thismeansusingasinkorabucket,andaddingwater(readlabelstoverifythetemperature)anddetergent.Thewatershouldfeelslippery.Warning:remembertosortthecolors(seepointfivebelow).Sorttheremainingclothes(generallymaterialssuchascotton,linen,syntheticfibers)accordingtocolor.Allwhitesshouldgowithonlywhites(orverylightcolorsiftheitemhasbeenwashedmanytimes).Thenputallthereds,pinks,andorangesinaseparatepile(neverkeepthisclosetothewhitepileasyouwillbewearingpinkshirtsforalongtime).Then,dependingonhowmuchmoreyouhaveleft,puttheothercolorstogether,possiblyintoalighter(e.g.greys,yellows,lightblues)andadarkerpile(blacks,darkblues,browns,purples).Knowthat,eachpileisitsownload.Itisrecommendedtostartwiththehighestprioritypile,usuallytheonewithsocksandunderwear.Putthefirstpileintothewasher.Adddetergent(thebottle/boxshouldsayhowmuchyouneed).Readallinstructionsonthewashercarefully,andexaminealltheknobstomakesureyouarewashingtheclothesthewayyouareplanningto.Whitesandunderwearusuallygoonhottemperatures.Coloredclothesandsheetsusuallygoonwarmorcoldtemperatures.Closethedoorandpushtheonbutton.alldriedandfoldedComebackwhenthewasherisdoneandtaketheclothesout.Shakethemgently,andeitherputintoadryer(remembertoreadthelabel)orhangthemuptodry.Tips:Ifyou'resharinganapartmentorlivingwithpeopleyouknow,itsometimeshelpstojoininthewashing.Thisisespeciallythecasewithreds,asmanypeopledon'thaveafullloadofredclothesintheirwardrobe.Doinglaundrytogethersavesmoneyandtime,andlowersyourimpactontheenvironment.Foldaslittleaspossible.Juststackyourundieslikepancakes.Overdryingwearsfabricoutfaster;trytoleavealittlemoisturein(nottoomuchthough),itwilldrybeforeyougettousingitanyway.Takethesheetsoffthebed,washthemandputthemrightbackon.Lesstimewillbespentfolding/storing.Goonestepfurtheranddivideyourdresssockdrawerintwo.Putcleansocksinonesideanddrawfromtheother.Whentheyaregone,reverse.Thiswayyouwearyoursocksevenlyandcanthrowthemalloutatthesametimeandstartover,hencelesswaste.Also-nofolding,justthrowthemtogetherlikeworms.Therecommendeddetergentamountsareabouttwicewhatyouneed.Usehalfofwhattheyrecommend&yourclotheswillbejustascleanandyourdetergentwilllasttwiceaslong.Ifyourdryerisneartheshower,pulltowels/clothesdirectlyfromthedryeriftheyareinthere,hencelessfolding.Havehooksinyourclosetforyo