Things You'll Need:
- Laundry detergent
- <br>Wash board
- <br>Large plastic tub
- <br>Bathtub
- <br>Stain treatment spray
- <br>Hangers
- <br>Clothesline (optional)
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Step 1
Separate your clothing into loads. You should make one load for white clothes, one load for light-colored clothes and one load for darks. I tend to wash bright red items with black clothes unless I have a lot of bright items, then I make another load.
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Step 2
Start with the white load since it is easier. Fill the tub with hot water adding bleach and laundry detergent. Then submerge the white clothes into the water and stir. If the water is too hot for your hand, and it should be, use a short pole like the handle of a plunger.
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Step 3
Let the clothes sit in the water and soak for about an hour. Using the washboard to rub the dirty clothes against, scrub one piece of laundry at a time. As you scrub each piece, place it in the washtub.
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Step 4
After the laundry has been all scrubbed with stains removed, empty the dirty water from the tub and fill it again, this time without adding cleaners or bleach.
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Step 5
Photo by Paul keleher (Creative Commons)Wring out each piece and hang it on hangers over the bathtub or on a clothesline. Unless you have very strong hands, the clothes will drip for a while, so be sure to take measure to prevent the water from dripping outside of the tub.
