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Laundry Day Simplified: Hacks for Effortless Washing & Ironing
Laundry day – two words that can strike fear into the hearts of even the most organised individuals. But fear not! You can turn laundry day from a dreaded chore into a breeze with the right tips and tricks. Say goodbye to wrinkles and endless piles of clothes with our guide to efficient washing and ironing.
Efficient Washing Tips:
Sort Smartly: Before starting your laundry, take the time to sort your clothes properly. Group similar items by colour and fabric type to prevent colour bleeding and damage. Separating whites, darks, and delicates will ensure that each load is washed appropriately, preserving the quality of your garments. Additionally, check for items with specific care instructions, such as hand wash or dry clean only, and set them aside for special treatment.
Use the Right Detergent: Selecting the suitable detergent is crucial for achieving clean and fresh-smelling laundry. Consider factors such as your washing machine type (top-loading or front-loading) and the fabric composition of your clothes when choosing a detergent. For example, high-efficiency (HE) detergents are designed for front-loading machines and require less water, while traditional detergents may produce too many suds in these machines. Furthermore, opt for a detergent formula that targets specific stains or odours, such as enzyme-based detergents for protein stains like sweat or blood.
Maximise Load Size: Make the most of each laundry cycle by maximising your load size without overloading the washing machine. Washing full loads not only conserves water and energy but also reduces the frequency of washing, ultimately prolonging the lifespan of your clothes. However, avoid cramming too many items into the machine, restricting water flow and hindering the cleaning process. Instead, aim for a balanced load that allows clothes to move freely during the wash cycle, ensuring thorough cleaning and rinsing.
Effortless Ironing Hacks:
Steam Power: Invest in a quality steam iron or garment steamer to streamline the ironing process and achieve professional-looking results. Steam irons use hot steam to penetrate fabric fibres, quickly relaxing wrinkles and creases. Additionally, garment steamers are an excellent alternative for delicate fabrics or garments with intricate details, as they eliminate the need for direct contact with the fabric, reducing the risk of damage. Choose a steam iron or steamer with adjustable settings to cater to different fabric types and garment styles, ensuring optimal performance and versatility.
Iron Strategically: Approach ironing strategically by starting with items that require the lowest heat setting and gradually increasing the temperature for stubborn wrinkles. Begin with delicate fabrics such as silk or chiffon, using a low-heat setting to prevent damage. Then, progress to medium-heat settings for cotton or linen garments, followed by high-heat settings for heavy fabrics like denim or wool. When ironing, work systematically from top to bottom, focusing on one section at a time to ensure thorough coverage for delicate fabrics or garments with embellishments. Iron clothes inside out to minimise direct heat exposure and prevent damage to surface decorations.
Hang Wisely: After ironing, hang your freshly pressed clothes immediately to prevent wrinkles from forming. Use padded hangers for delicate items like silk blouses or dresses to maintain shape and to avoid shoulder bumps. For heavier garments such as suits or jackets, opt for sturdy wooden hangers to support the weight of the fabric and preserve the garment's structure. Use clip or skirt hangers to prevent creases at the waistband when hanging pants or skirts. Allow clothes to hang freely without overcrowding to promote airflow and prevent wrinkles from setting in, ensuring that your garments remain crisp and wrinkle-free until you're ready to wear them.
Washing & Ironing Mistakes to Avoid:
1. Overloading the Washing Machine: While cramming as many clothes as possible into the washing machine is tempting, overloading it can result in inefficient cleaning and increased wear and tear on your clothes. Stick to recommended load sizes to ensure optimal washing results.
Ignoring Fabric Care Labels: Fabric care labels are there for a reason, so always take the time to check them before tossing clothes into the wash or ironing them. Ignoring care instructions can lead to shrinkage, colour fading, and damage to delicate fabrics.
Skipping Pre-Treatment: Stubborn stains require special attention, so don't skip the pre-treatment step. Apply a stain remover or spot treatment to stains before washing to ensure they are adequately lifted during the wash cycle.
Laundry day doesn't have to be a dreaded chore. With these tips for efficient washing and ironing, you can tackle your laundry pile like a pro and enjoy fresh, wrinkle-free clothes every time. So, say goodbye to laundry day woes and hello to effortless laundry care.
FAQ:
How can I prevent clothes from shrinking in the wash?
Always check the care labels and wash items in cold water whenever possible to prevent clothes from shrinking. Avoid over-drying clothes in the dryer, and consider air-drying delicate fabrics to maintain their shape and size.
What's the best way to remove stubborn wrinkles without ironing?
For stubborn wrinkles, try hanging clothes in the bathroom while you take a hot shower – the steam will help relax wrinkles. Alternatively, place wrinkled garments in the dryer with a damp towel for a few minutes to release wrinkles.
Are there any time-saving laundry hacks for busy individuals?
Absolutely! Consider pre-treating stains as soon as they occur to prevent them from setting in. Invest in a laundry sorter to streamline the sorting process and save time on laundry day. Additionally, consider using laundry pods or pre-measured detergent packs for quick and easy washing.
For further cleaning tips, visit London Domestic Cleaners.
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#How to Tell if That’s Laundry in That Basket or a Dead Guy#tips#tricks#life hacks#helpful hints#advice#unreality#TW death
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actually good cleaning hacks from someone who’s been through some shit
Get a steam mop I don’t care how much it is or cheap, just get one
if you have a pet invest in a wet dry vacuum, you will thank me.
get cleaning cloths you actually like the feel of, if you hate microfiber get a cheap set of tea towels and use them instead. Or chop up a dead tee shirt and use that.
plug in vacuums are 2x more powerful than non-plug in vacuums. You trade sucking power for mobility with cordless, so think that over when you get one.
buying a cheap mop every time one gets moldy is cheaper than having to deal with any mold you get from using a moldy mop.
invest in disinfectant/antifungal/antiviral/antibacterial liquid for your laundry, because that stuff makes getting rid of moldy musty musky shit easy. And it cleans your cleaning cloths without getting them greasy or soapy.
to fix “I accidentally left my clothes in the washing machine too long now they smell like mold” thing, you will need antifungal laundry liquid and the literal sun. Wash your clothes on the hottest setting you can with your clothing materials in mind, add the antifungal before you start, let it go for like 2 hours. And put it in the sun to dry. Repeat if it still smells moldy, until it doesn’t anymore, works like a charm!
to clean crystalline dog piss, you will need water, a steam mop, a wet dry vacuum (depending on if it’s in a carpet) dog cleaning spray or vinegar. Basically , rehydrate the piss, clean it up with dog spray or HOT vinegarish water, grab a steam mop and steam it (if not on carpet) and viola it should be okay now.
If it’s in the carpet you will need to rehydrate the piss, then just dowse the piss with water, use the wet dry vacuum to suck up the water, repeat until water comes up clean. Use whatever pet cleaner that’s good on your carpet to get the smell out, Patch test it in the corner of the carpet before you do it on the piss spot, soak up and remaining water from the carpet until it’s dry or blow dry it if you have to. And tada you have a cleaner carpet! The same works for dog shit too.
drain snakes are your best friend if you don’t remember to get the hair out the drain.
have one sponge for wiping down the sink and one for washing your dishes, because sometimes it’s easier to use a sponge to wipe down the sink than a cleaning cloth.
You can put sponges in the dishwasher and it cleans them REALLY WELL, do it everyday if you can.
Invest in a good glass cleaner for glass because when it gets greasy it’s hell.
Koh cleaner will literally cut through grease and oil, and fat. Like it wasn’t even there, if you don’t have the money white vinegar and bi-carbs does the same thing. Though be careful because it’s reactive and might destroy your countertop or pots, just invest in koh your life won’t be the same. (I can clean all the grease off things, that’s how good it works. Plus it doesn’t smell!!!)
Replace your toilet cleaner every 3 months, or make sure you don’t let it fester. That’s more of a hassle than replacing it every now and then.
Get a good dish soap, because you can use it for everything because of how mild it is.
After mopping always steam mop otherwise it will always be streaky or tacky, idk why but steam mops fix this 9/10 times.
there’s more, but I;m too tired.
#-pop#disability#I’m disabled and these hacks have saved me so much suffering and pain#I’m always in pain after cleaning but this way is way easier to clean shit up#STEAM MOPS FOR LIFE#if you have no money for a vacuum there’s these fancy sweeps 🧹 that have 2 discs that move and collect the dust and crumbs they#Are SO WORTH IT#cleaner#cleaning#laundry#cleaning tips#decluttering#mental health stuff#activism stuff
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can someone help me find that laundry hack tumblr post that suggested putting your clothes into a bathtub with washing powder(?) in order to separate excess detergent and grime and oily textures from clothes? (they specifically said it will reek when it's done) i've been looking for it for several days now to no avail
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🎥 ourhouse_tohome (TT)
#cleaning tips#cleaning hacks#diy#tutorial#do it yourself#tutorials#crafts#diy ideas#diy projects#easy diy#video tutorial#craft#diy videos#organization#kitchen organization#laundry
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it's not anywhere close to done yet but I did get several pages of my chapter written today. amazing what having a tweet mildly pop off when you hate seeing notifications will do for you
#this one cool hack will get you to stop procrastinating: So Many Notifications On Your Apps#I cannot see the little pop-up notification number on any app ever I HAVE to make sure it's either marked as read/seen or just turn it off#so big wins for me writing today since my phone has been in notification jail#also hand-washes a bunch of laundry today. need to have more popular tweets to get my executives functioning
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Hey, does anyone know how to clean a super old plushie made of black fabric? Specifically an old Build-a-Bear Toothless, if that helps.
My boy has sat on top of my bookshelf for about a year now and unfortunately he's getting a little bit mouldy. I don't sleep with him and it's only really on his eyes and fins so he isn't a hazard or anything.
Using only water and detergent isn't gonna do the job but I'm worried that adding weak bleach or vinegar is gonna lighten the fabric. He's supposed to be a night fury, not a light fury.
#httyd#clean#cleaning#laundry#advice needed#help needed#plushie#plush#plushies#build a bear#plush toy#stuffed animals#stuffed toy#cleaning hacks#cleaning help
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So I know that Usagi wears blue kimono because that's Mifune's colors and Mariko wears pink because Girl(tm) but
Usagi's eyes are pink and Mariko's are blue and
Do you see where I'm going with this
She wears pink and his eyes are pink
He wears blue and her eyes are blue
Do YOU SEE MY VISION!!!!
Listen I know it's not canon compliant but think about iitttttt think about iiiitttttt
#why do i think about yojimbos rabbits character design while cleaning#usagi yojimbo#mariko#mariko usagi yojimbo#miyamoto usagi#ay speaka#first jotaro while i was mopping and doing laundry and Now This Shit while brooming#having writers block? do housechores try this neat hack!#jsjsjshska
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The biggest laundry game changer I've discovered are laundry bags. I'm talking about the mesh ones that you can fill with some clothes, toss in the washer, and then toss in the dryer. If you're someone who lives out of laundry baskets, where you keep up with washing your clothes but not necessarily putting them away, these might benefit you. A lot of people recommend them for delicate items like bras, but I've been filling them with socks and underwear as I do laundry and it's become 10x easier to find when my laundry is done because they're all in the bag! No need to dig through and shake out various shirts and sweaters to find them cause - BOOM - they're in the bag! I got a pack of 3 different sized bags at Target for under $5 so I can do a couple loads of laundry and not have to worry about running out immediately...okay I actually got 2 packs of 3 bags (6 bags total) for under $10. So they're not crazy expensive and you can probably find them for cheaper still elsewhere. But yeah if you want to make laundry a bit easier on yourself - buy some laundry bags!
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Laundry hack: After you wash your bedding, put it in the bottom of your laundry basket, and put all of your folded clothes on top of it.
That way you can't access your bedding without handling your folded clothes, so you "might as well" put them away.
#i speak#life hacks#adulting#missy gets her life together#a way past me never fails to annoy future me#b u t it gets my laundry put away so it doesn't sit for a week
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PSA for cold people with not enough blankets
I'm real bad at explaining things, just trust the process
#cindertalk#we dont talk about my voice#apparently this is not average behavior but i sleep warm 🥰#cold#heating pad#real life#idk it seems like it would be good knowledge to have so here is my badly put together video#sorry i didnt think to wear socks because i hate wearing socks to bed or around the house#is this a hack#winter#fall#anemia#poor blood circulation#dont speak of my laundry im gonna do it i SWEAR
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WARNING: Never do laundry on New Year's Day. An old superstition holds that doing so is "washing for the dead" — meaning you could be washing the funeral clothes of a loved one who'll die within the year. Best not to risk it. (Besides, it's an excuse not to do chores hungover.) 🍾 🥂
#good morning evildoers#happy holidays#new year#happy new year#New Year's Eve#new year's day#new year 2024#chores#adulting#good advice#life hack#laundry is murder#housework is murder
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how to air dry laundry indoors
it absolutely is possible to air-dry laundry indoors in a 1 bedroom apartment in February. For example, it's 8:30 at night and you've just washed your clothes in the apartment's communal laundry machine, and are about to put them in the one dryer, when you discover it is broken, not even turning on. By the time you get to a public laundromat it it will already be about to close for the night.
So you put your wet clothes back in your laundry basket and haul it back to your apartment.
Step 1:
You put the clothes on hangers like you would if they were dry. Step 2: Then you hang those up on the shower curtain rod and towel rack, or any other space you can giving about 4 inches of space between each hanger to leave room for air flow. Step 3: Then you turn on the bathroom fan, and maybe bring in a second fan if you have one. Place the heaviest laundry, like coats, the closest to the fan. Then you go to bed.
The clothes will be dry in 6-12 hours depending on the humidity in the room and thickness of the fabric. Step 4: You may need to flip some of the heavier items midway through so the fan can get both sides.
The clothes will have a stiffer texture when you take them down, but they will be dry, and the stiff feeling will go away after you wear them for a couple hours.
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I am moving tomorrow. Only temporarily but for ✨reasons✨ I need to put all my personal belongings away in boxes in storage or in one of the two bags I’m bringing with me. And as always I have been late as fuck in my prep work (started Tuesday afternoon, like an idiot, which I am) so I have spent ALL DAY moving shit up and down stairs and cleaning my place top to bottom. I am not done with any of this (though I am *almost* done with *most* of it) and I only JUST started packing my suitcase. I did my biggest ever load of laundry today and have not even started putting it away. My whole body hurts but especially my back. My brain crashed after dinner and now I am at any and every given moment on the verge of tears. Help.
#currently I am operating on a step by step basis#one thing at a time#if I start thinking about the next step I will just give up#Also my back feels like it’s BURNING#I’m going to be so fucking sore tomorrow I just know it#Going to the gym? That’s for noobs try moving 15 10kg boxes to your storage room one stair and a bit of a walk down without help.#not horse game#ok this post was my break. back to work now.#also I’m not LETTING myself put away the laundry until everything else is done#because my bedding is in there… so I can’t make my bed until I put away the laundry#which also means I can’t go to sleep until I put away the laundry! Genius life hack!
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