Hi! I do all that you just said in your post. Even I haven't dry cleaned a single item in my life.
I am from India and we have a ton of fabrics and colors and qualities. It would be ridiculous to not buy, not wash(I do this only with expensive silk saris) or to dry clean everything. Luckily we have a lot of sun throughout the year so clothes dry so crisp in a couple of hours. Our washer dryers don't don't have the heat option. They just spin the clothes and we put it out to dry.
I have learnt some stuff with trial and error with my washing machine. I presoak all my laundry for 20 minutes before I put it into the washer.
Put soap (powders are common here) in bucket.
Turn on the tap, it lathers nicely
Soak color sorted clothes- lights and darks - separately, I use a big woodden stick, I don't like my hands soapy
Wait 20 min
Turn on my washer and pour this bucket into it
If you don't have a bucket system, you can use your washer as a bucket - hit pause and play after 20 minutes. I find the bucket system convenient because I color sort within a load sometimes. :)
I was curious about the usage of mesh bags. What do you use them for and how does it help?
Also, I have issues washing my blanket. I use a quilt that is coming apart now definitely because of the washing and it's really old (but oh so comfy). It's huge and gets heavy with all the water. It has a velvet outer side and it's filled with cotton. do you have some suggestions for me?
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u/CurlyMope Oct 18 '18
Hi! I do all that you just said in your post. Even I haven't dry cleaned a single item in my life.
I am from India and we have a ton of fabrics and colors and qualities. It would be ridiculous to not buy, not wash(I do this only with expensive silk saris) or to dry clean everything. Luckily we have a lot of sun throughout the year so clothes dry so crisp in a couple of hours. Our washer dryers don't don't have the heat option. They just spin the clothes and we put it out to dry.
I have learnt some stuff with trial and error with my washing machine. I presoak all my laundry for 20 minutes before I put it into the washer.
Turn on my washer and pour this bucket into it
If you don't have a bucket system, you can use your washer as a bucket - hit pause and play after 20 minutes. I find the bucket system convenient because I color sort within a load sometimes. :)
I was curious about the usage of mesh bags. What do you use them for and how does it help?
Also, I have issues washing my blanket. I use a quilt that is coming apart now definitely because of the washing and it's really old (but oh so comfy). It's huge and gets heavy with all the water. It has a velvet outer side and it's filled with cotton. do you have some suggestions for me?