Modern-day laundry doers have it pretty easy: Soiled clothes, towels and sheets go into the washing machine and come out clean, job done. But knowing how to launder a garment by hand is more useful ...

Washing your clothes by hand sounds like a tedious task — something that should’ve been eradicated from our daily lives when the washing machine was invented. If you don’t have a washer and dryer, ...

Hand-washing is for more than just delicate fabrics — it's a gentle alternative to machine-washing and a great way to clean a couple of things when you don't have a full load to run. Not sure how to ...

When it comes to doing your laundry, you might head straight to a laundromat, shared facility, or use an in-house washer and ...

Even the most delicate fabrics can often be treated at home, rather than dry-cleaned, and it doesn’t have to be a hassle. By Emilia Petrarca If laundry is a chore, hand washing might feel like ...

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When it comes to cleaning a beloved silk blouse, wool sweater, velvet jacket or lacy bra, you want to give these “delicate” items the TLC they need. But you may not know what that means. Should you ...

A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...