By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Check the label for washing instructions. The label will tell you the temperature of water you should use, be it hot, cold or warm.
Step2
Look over your clothing for stains. If the fabric of the clothes can be pre-treated (the label should identify this), pre-treat with a stain stick or another method. You can also use laundry detergent and scrub the stained area gently to help remove the stain.
Step3
Fill a sink or other wash basin that can hold water with the correct temperature and a small amount of detergent, such as Tide, Gain or another cleansing product. Use the appropriate amount of detergent and mix it with the water to form suds.
Step4
Place your clothes in the soapy water and mix them around. Pay close attention to pre-treated stains and move your clothes around in the water for 10 to 15 minutes. Give each garment individual attention as you wash the clothes.
Step5
Hang your wet clothes to dry, or lay the clothes on a flat surface. Washing instructions on the label can help you identify which method to use to dry. You can also use hangers or the backs of furniture to place your clothes.
Step6
Drain all used water before you get begin another load of laundry. Check the labels again to get the correct water temperature, add detergent and wash the next load.
Comments
KmWV said
on 6/9/2008 Why was there no mention of wringing most of the water out of the clothes after washing them? Hanging them over furniture or on a clothes line soaking wet would take so long for them to dry, that they would mildew first! And all the dripping if dried indoors would be quite a mess. If no electric is available, a rolling mop bucket such as a Rubbermaid brand commercial mop bucket, has a wringer on the side which could be used to press most of the water out, much as an old wringer washer did. Even if hanging soaking wet clothes outdoors to dry, it would still take far too long to be practical.