Are you still sorting only by lights and darks? Not reading clothing labels? These mistakes, and more, could be causing the ...

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Between loading your soiled clothing in the laundry basket and tossing it in the washing machine lies one essential practice: sorting. Although it's easy to brush off this process during prep, it ...

When you first learned to do your own laundry, you were likely taught to wash colors, whites, and perhaps even lights separately from one another. The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments ...

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Sort laundry by color (lights vs. darks) to avoid dye transfer. Separate loads of laundry by fabric, weight, and care labels. Prep clothes by turning them inside out, zipping zippers, and using mesh ...

Is your laundry room a chaotic dumping ground for dirty clothes, or is it a haven of quiet and calm? For many of us, the latter can seem unattainable in a space overwhelmed by piles of laundry, ...

Washing all your laundry together can save time, but unfortunately, it can also cause damage. Here's what you need to know ...

Lydia and Marcus Washington, parents of three young kids in Salisbury, N.C., are a house divided. Not over religion, politics or parenting strategies — but over the proper way to do laundry. Lydia, 36 ...