When you first learned to do your own laundry, you were likely taught to wash colors, whites, and perhaps even lights separately from one another. The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments ...

Homemakers in the 19th century had to devote most of a day to washing clothes each week: hauling and heating water, scrubbing ...

Are you still sorting only by lights and darks? Not reading clothing labels? These mistakes, and more, could be causing the ...

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Some are forgoing this age-old laundry rule. We've all been there. You want to wear your favorite white T-shirt and best-fitting jeans, but both are in the laundry hamper. So, you decide that it won't ...

The Laundry Conundrum Let's be honest: when it comes to laundry, we all have our quirks. Some people meticulously sort their ...

Between loading your soiled clothing in the laundry basket and tossing it in the washing machine lies one essential practice: sorting. Although it's easy to brush off this process during prep, it ...

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Q In your recent column on washing white T-shirts, you did not say how much bleach to put in a load. My wife passed away, so I am learning. Please tell me the amount I'm supposed to use. Is a cup ...

Is your laundry room a chaotic dumping ground for dirty clothes, or is it a haven of quiet and calm? For many of us, the latter can seem unattainable in a space overwhelmed by piles of laundry, ...