How to do your laundry

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Laundry is definitely not the most fun thing to do, but it must be done if you want to smell fresh!

What you need:

  • Laundry detergent
  • Fabric softer (optional)

Here are simple instructions that you can follow:

Separate your clothes (read the tags on your clothes because some clothes need to be washed in cold water and dried on a low setting or else they will shrink.)

Separate into the following piles:

  • Lights/cold (light gray, pastels, white, anything that will pick up bleeding and will shrink in hot water)
  • Darks/cold (black, red, dark blues or greens, anything that will change the colors of your other clothes and will shrink in hot water)
  • Lights/hot (light colored sweatshirts, socks or pants that will not get clean in cold water and can also pick up any bleeding)
  • Darks/hot (this includes jeans, dark colored sweatshirts, socks, anything that will bleed and needs to be well cleaned).

To WASH your clothes

Put your clothes in the washing machine. Before adding your clothes, pour in your detergent (amount depends on how bid your load is). After adding detergent, put your clothes in. Do not overload the machine or pack clothes down. Once you have put your clothes in, select the correct settings:

  • For delicate clothes select a Cold/Cold temperature setting.
  • For regular loads select a Hot/Warm temperature setting, and for especially dirty clothes select Hot/Hot.
  • Select the load size. Less then half fills the machine- load is small, for half the machine- load is medium, and for more than half - load is large.

Then turn the dial to select how long you want your clothes to wash for and wait. (30-45 minutes)

How to DRY your clothes

1. To make your clothes soft, add a fabric softening Dryer Sheet 2. Add your clothes to the dryer and make sure that the lint trap is empty. 3. Select the temperature and length to dry your clothes. (The lower the temperature the longer it will take to dry, but the higher the temperature your clothes will shrink a little)

Now, fold your clothes and put away!

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