It is easy to make a huge pile of all the clothes you want to launder and shove them all inside the washing machine together to get them washed and dried in one go. But, by doing this you not only risk damaging delicate clothes which require special attention, but also all the other clothes in the pile if any one of them happens to bleed colour. So, isn’t it better to be safe than sorry? Moreover sorting clothes just takes 10 minutes, and it goes a long way in helping extend the life of your clothes. The job gets even more plain sailing when you are aware of a pertinent way of doing so. If you are not, just read on to know about it.
Remove the delicates from the pile first.
Delicate clothes come with special instructions on the care labels. To avoid damaging them you should always read the warnings carefully before washing and drying them. Let us take for instance clothes with embellishments. They tend to get ruined when washed with other clothes on a normal cycle. Some delicate clothes should only be dry cleaned. You must take care to send them to the dry cleaner when you want them cleaned and not wash them with the rest of your garments.
Separate them according to their color.
A lot of clothes bleed colour and ruin other clothes. To prevent this, you should first remove the whites from the rest of the pile, and then make separate piles of the dark and light garments. Keep the clothes that are black, red, navy blue, gray, etc. in the dark-colored pile, and the ones that have pastel shades like green, yellow, pink etc. in the light coloured pile. Furthermore, use the Champion Matic detergent to be doubly secured as its anti-dye transfer technology prevents colour bleeding.
Deal with stained and soiled clothes.
Stained require pre-treating, as washing them with other clothes might not help in removing the stains. Once you are done with pre-treating a garment that has a stain, you can put it back in whatever category it belongs and have it washed in the machine with those clothes. When it comes to clothes that are too soiled, it is best to wash them separately as it might need a longer time to get cleaned completely. Again, we suggest Champion Matic, as it an expert detergent when it comes to machine wash,
Consider the fabric weight.
It is not just the colour that matters, but the weights of the garments need to be considered too while segregating. Different fabrics have different textures, and sometimes very heavy garments can tear the fabric of those which are light and delicate. Additionally, it is also difficult to dry clothes with different fabric weights together; as those which are light tend to get dried sooner, and very heavy ones may take a considerable amount of time to get dried.
Separate drying processes.
Tumble drying may not be suitable for every fabric, and therefore the drying process must be determined in accordance with the type of material that you are dealing with. For instance, clothes made of leather may get flaky when dried, those made of silk and cashmere may get damaged and the cotton gets shrunk when over-dried.
I hope these sorting tips help!