There is only me at home most of the time. I have no specific schedule but machine wash when it's necessary. Bedding is done at 60 degrees about every 8 days - 6 - 7 in Summer when it's hot. Towels and tea towels, face cloths are done more often on a hot wash - every 3 or 4 or days. Otherwise when I have enough of my clothing - I separate it into piles according to dark/light, undies and delicates, and wash accordingly on the recommended wash cycle. I do machine wash certain jumpers but hand wash others according to the label instructions. Pure wool items I hand wash, but rinse using fabric softener, and spin in the machine. I sometimes machine rinse twice if it's a heavy pure wool sweater.
I use non bio liquid for clothes and bio liquid for bedding, towels, tea towels, face cloths, and do handwashing and machine washable jumpers and delicates in a gentle liquid designed for the purpose. I use fabric conditioner as a routine with nearly every wash.
I don't let washing build up into a large pile, but think of it in machine loads, although I don't overload.
Have noticed that with the advent of cold fill machines I have to use more pre treatment for staining. Concentrated laundry gel rubbed into a stain and then washed in the reglar way works for me and I've almost stopped using a proprietary stain remover.
My goodness - washing machines and modern laundry cleansers have been so liberating and flexible.
So it begins….. Streeting resigns
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