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Originally Posted by dennis08  Please help me out I am just starting to do my own laundry at 17. This is sad... |
Heh - wish I could send this to my son who whined CONSTANTLY that I made him start doing his own laundry at 13! But he was proud to be the only guy in the dorm that knew how to do it when he got to college. ("Mom! I had to teach EVERYONE how to do laundry!!")
Besides separating by color, (whites, dark colors, light colors) pay attention to fabric type and weight if you're putting the load in the dryer. Separate knits (Tshirt type fabrics) from woven fabrics (khakis, button up shirts) from jeans (heavy weight). The differing fabrics will dry at differing rates. More delicate fabric in the dryer with heavier items like jeans or towels will be a mangled, wrinkled mess when you take them out.
And a bonus tip - don't use fabric softener with loads of towels (or those dryer sheets) - it reduces absorbency.