When one needs to wash clothes in the machine (that is for residences, dormitories etc…) one possible organization flow/ working system is as follows:
1. If possible, put out 2 different carts, a cart for light colored clothes and another cart for dark colored clothes
a. Light colors: white, beige and pastel tones like pink, blue or green
b. Dark colors: black, brown, dark blue. We can also add intense colors like red, fuchsia, orange, lilac, garnet, dark green.
a. Separate dark colored pants, dark colored shirts, dark colored blouses. One can wash them at 30º temperature and if they are very dirty, one can increase it to 40º. This separation can help one organize how the clothes need to be dried to facilitate ironing.
For instance, blouses need to be a bit wet/humid for ironing. Some pants need to be very dry while others need to be a bit wet. Shirts need to be fully dried so that one can immediately fold them without ironing.
For drying, it is better to choose programs which have a lower temperature even if it means more time since this avoids shrinking.
b. However, if there are a few items, one can wash them all together: dark colored pants, skirts, blouses and shirts.
c. One can also separate the washing of intense colored clothes (red, orange, fuchsia, violet). If a garment is new, it is better to wash it separately in cold water. The color of fabrics made of cotton or have mixed fibers usually run.
d. Blouses of different styles and prints (floral, stripes, checkered) can be washed all together.
Note: If one thinks that the color will run, it is better to wash them separately.
3. While the dark colored clothes are being washed in the machine, one can start classifying the light colored clothes
a. Put white blouses in one cart (wash them at 40º)
b. Put in another cart white blouses which need to be treated (ex. stain removal, dirty collars or cuffs). Treatment can be done by hand washing the garments in warm water using talc soap or with a mixture of 50 ml neutral liquid soap, 100 ml of ammonia and the rest water to make up a litre). Wash it in 30º.
c. One can place the white colored pants, skirts etc… in another cart. Check if there are parts of the items that need to be treated first (example hem of the pants, collar of blouses etc…)
d. Following the quantity of clothes that need to be washed, one can wash them by color: beige, pink, clear blue. However if there are not much clothes to be washed, one can put them all together in one washing. It is better to classify them and use detergent with bleach for 3 a, b and c and detergent for colored clothes for 3d.
In all cases, it is important to always do the following:
1) Read the tag.
2) Check if there are stains so that one can remove them before washing.
3) Unbutton the bottons.
4) Check pockets and empty them of its contents.
Thank you!!!!!!!!
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