How to Hand Wash Clothes

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Heed these cleaning tips and keep your clothes in tip-top shape.

Step 1: Wash the sink
Wash the sink so your clothes won't pick up new stains in your basin.

Step 2: Use the right temperature
Follow the label's water temperature instructions. Dipping a blouse whose label says "wash in cold water" into sink full of scalding suds will weaken the garment's fibers, and giving a warm-water garment an ice bath will leave it feeling like cardboard. If in doubt, use lukewarm water.

Tip
Sweaters should always be washed in cold water to prevent shrinking.

Step 3: Separate by color
Wash whites and colors separately. If you are washing a colored garment for the first time, wash it alone to see if the dye bleeds.

Step 4: Use a mild detergent
Use a teaspoon of detergent made especially for delicates. A mild shampoo or dishwashing detergent would work, too. Just don't use your regular laundry detergent, which requires more agitation to break it down than your arms can provide.

Step 5: Swish clothes in the suds
Gently swish the clothes in the sudsy water for a minute or two. If the garment has a stain, add a smidgen of detergent to the spot and gently rub it in with your fingers.

Step 6: Rinse thoroughly
Rinse thoroughly. Don't leave any soap behind, which can weaken the garment's fibers.

Step 7: Remove excess water
Remove excess water by rolling the item in a towel. Never wring or twist clothing, which can distort it. Hang silks and polyesters to dry; reshape knits and lay them flat on a fresh towel.

Tip
If you have access to an outdoor clothesline, hang your garments outside to air dry.

Step 8: Consider the gentle cycle
In a time crunch? "Hand wash" your clothes in a washing machine by putting them through the delicate cycle, which is shorter and slower than a normal wash. Remove the items after a minute or two in the spin cycle.

Did You Know?
A British inventor created a washing machine that uses just one cup of water per load.

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my summary for handwashing clothes

step 1 clean sink basin with baking soda/vinegar. sponge for scrubbing
step 2 use delicate/fabric-type detergent. (alternarive: mild-type shampoo) for handwashing clothes. regular-type detergent is harder and not recommended
step 3 almost always use cold water for clothes (check clothing label to be sure)
step 4 add teaspoon of your delicate detergent
step 5 run clothes through soap and water. swish gently for 1-2 min. (rub away stains with thumb/finger/clothes itself)
step 6 rinse soapy clothing with plain water
step 7 flatten rinsed clothes on towel like a picture frame. roll, press down and squeeze out excess water.
step 8 hang to dry. open and sunny spot recommended

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I miss my washing machine :'(( I've discovered new muscles in my arms and wrists from all this wringing out the water business...

chevyfinn

I'm not supposed to twist them? oh god...

HoangAnhNguyen

I don't have a washer, nor does my relative anymore where I usually did my laundry sooo I looked this up. Thanks for the vidja :3

Winterx

I bought two shirts from pacsun which apparently can only be handwashed so this is why I'm here.

mattlange

Anyone else feel like a complete idiot for having to YouTube this?

invidioustv

about the thing using washing machine detergent, or powder, it doesn't take more agitation to break it down, dissolve it in warm water first then add it to your hand wash.

hakudoushinumber

❤❤❤Thank you a lot, when in a dorm you got to do what you got to do

Tiscoffe

For all of those that have a broken washer and dryer sets.
..and are waayyy too cheap for a mat.

HackersSun

I don't have a laundry room in my apartment building. I do that too. lol

MikeAlti

@stonewall97 yep simple as tht 5:00 AM go to work 3:00 PM come home watch tv while the girl: 6:00 AM breakfast for kids 6:30 AM help kid get stuff together 7:00 AM laundry 7:30 30 min break 8:00 watch for bus 8:30 bus is here tell kids to leave 9:00 short nap 9:30...do i even have to go on?!

Kgirl

"Refer to Hebrew text for all instructions and have precautions explained to you before use."
Thanks a lot, information on the side of the detergent package. Why did the manufacturers feel the need to write this in English?

PossiblyDuck

when i first saw this i thought it said 'how to wash your hands'

dlpwr

I don't have any $ for washing my clothes so i had to wash all my clothes by hand..

SunkissNia

In my case its I need to hand wash because I need the clothes NOW (this week) but its so hard to get a time in the washing room in this house. but I dont have any special detergent kan I use soap?

ADevilFromHeaven