Possibly linuxI have no idea how to do my laundry
NaibofTabrIf you really wanted to do it by hand, then basically perform the same actions as the washing machine: submerge the clothes in soapy water and agitate them for awhile, then submerge them in fresh water and agitate them for awhile, then wring out the water as much as possible, then hang to dry.
You can accomplish this process with a bucket, a stick, and a rope (plus soap and water). Also a lot of manual labor.
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lady_mariamisc tips:
Make sure to turn your graphic T-shirts/hoodies/whatever inside out; zip up all the zippers; button all buttons.
If you have a dryer, don’t forget to empty the lint tray.
If you have lingerie marked “hand wash only” you can use a clean sink and a little liquid hand soap if you don’t have liquid laundry detergent. Do just a few at a time. Plug the sink, wet the clothes but don’t fill the sink. Put a little dab of soap on the crotch and/or pits of the items and rub between your hands, lathering and working the lather into the whole item. Then swish them all in the sink water for a few minutes. Drain the sink and refill it halfway. (A full sink will splash all over the floor when you swish.) Give the clothes some squeezes and swishes to get most of the soap out. Drain and rinse one more time. Remove each item and squeeze out the water, but don’t wring them hard like you would a rag. Hang them up where they can drip dry.
Or get a mesh bag and put them in the washing machine in cold water, gentle cycle. Hang to dry.
There’s not much to it. Washing machines just do what ancient people did except it uses a motor to operate the agitator. I wash my clothes in the tub and use a plunger as a posser. You just plunge till your arm falls off.
🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 IDK if I am doing something wrong or if my apartment’s washers just suck ass and/or need cleaning because before I moved here I had no issues with my laundry, but since coming here every time I wash any bright colored shirts, they come out dirtier than they went in.
Clean your tub so it’s clean. Put clothes in, spreading them out a bit, plug tub drain, fill with lukewarm water, while filling doing two things. Agitating clothes by stirring them around either by hand or with a tool of sort and steadily adding detergent to work with oils and stains. When clothes are fully submerged in detergent water, let sit a few moments, agitate again. If you know a garment has a tough stain on it take out a wash cloth or similar to rub against the stain with the water and if need be some extra detergent. Agitate and soak some more, drain the water. Refill with lukewarm water and agitate to get all the detergent out in this rinse out. Empty tub, then from there it’s getting the excess water out by squeezing it out in some way. Then letting them air dry or throw them into a dryer.
I got some cute clothes that needed to be handwashed and let me tell you you can’t unsee the amount of dirt that comes out of even lightly worn clothes. Ever since I can no longer be a “ahh I didn’t get it that dirty, I’ll chuck it on the chair and wear it tomorrow” person. It changes you. Be mentally prepared.