Garment Rack or rod to hang jeans and sturdy thick clothes to dry (can use shower curtain rod)
Cheap Color Safe Bleach
Liquid Bleach
Step1
Sort by: Jeans and extra thick sturdy fabrics Darks Delicates--synthetics, undergarments, extra lightweight fabrics Most all light colored household washable fabrics and clothing--towels, robes, socks, t-shirts
Step2
Folllow manufacturer's washing instructions. Wash all items and place them in baskets according to fabric thickness.
Step3
The following will be dried completely: Socks Wash clothes Hand towels Thin clothing items like pajamas, button up synthetic shirts Small items Save these for last
Step4
Begin drying the lightweight stuff that you will be hang drying Most delicates can be hung on hangers to dry without fluffing Let the dryer fluff and begin drying clothes for 5 to 10 minutes on an appropriate dryer setting.
Step5
Take the clothes out of dryer and place them laid out in a way to maintain the wrinkle free condition they are coming out of the dryer. Add more clothes to dryer and repeat the fluffing process each time.
Step6
Hang the fluffed laid out clothes on hangers making sure to keep them from developing unwanted creases. Pants should be hung by the waist band . Sweaters should be hung with the sweater placed on the hanger in the usual fashion, then take one sleeve at a time and drape the sleves across to other side. It will look like arms of sweater are crossed. The wrists of the sweater will be draping over the neck of the opposite side. This takes the pressure off the shoulder/sleeve of the sweater and prevents stretching and hanger marks. Hang all other clothes normally
Step7
Sheets and towels can be done at the final dryer loads. If you have the space to hang dry, follow direction 4, and 5. Dry sheets and towels completley if yo are cramped for drying space or time. Whether you dry towels alone or with other cotton clothing like socks and small items,that will be dried completely; heets should be dried separately.
Tips & Warnings
You can purchase a retractable clothes lines for your shower walls. This is good for a small home or apartment.
Comments
amylaine said
on 5/16/2008 A few things I did not know, thanks for sharing.
Elizabethknows said
on 5/16/2008 good tips