FLYLADY: How to do Laundry - A Basic Laundry Tutorial

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[@jbjacres3711]

I do 1 or 2 loads of laundry Monday through Thursday every week. I home school and do the paperwork for our family business Monday through Thursday as well. I'm finding a little each day suits me much better than doing it all one day a week. I'm trying to incorporate exercise into my routine the same way, 15 to 30 minutes every day instead of an hour 4 days a week.

[@iloveaudrey08]

Wow I’m so happy I found you!! I’m the youngest in my family and was never taught anything :( I’ve had to learn everything myself the hard way. Thank God for KZbin and for people like yourself lol.. I have 3 kids and I’m still learning. I just let me house cleaner/helper go and I’m so so soooooo thankful for everything I’m learning with FlyLady! God bless you ❤️

[@klomax7089]

I just found you today and I've watched 3 videos in a row! I LOVE YOU!!! So this tutorial should be shared with every teenager b/c parents are no longer teaching their kids basic home economic chores; and it's not being offered in schools anymore either. I'm an old skool mom who taught chores to my kids early on. My daughter thanked me when she left for college and started to make money on the side washing her roommate's clothes. Her roommate didn't even know how to start a washing machine. So thank you for your efforts in making these videos; I will be sharing them. Love the tip on how you use a brush to clean your dryer lint try - brilliant! BTW I have an old skool washer too and my fabric softener dispenser is at the top of the agitator ;-)

[@com2375]

There some women who don't know how to use an vacuum cleaner

[@LB-ku6ry]

We have a Speed Queen washing machine that I tell how much water to fill and I can open the lid to toss in an item of clothing that I forgot. I do about 3 loads of laundry a day for one person and a dog. I send out my husband’s laundry for washing, folding and dry cleaning. He is construction and his clothes are heavy and dirty. It saves in the wear and tear of the washing machine. My girlfriend told me about this service. Her three children went to private school and she always sent out all the children’s clothing as well as her husbands. This is very helpful as we know there are other items that need to be washed: sheets, coverlets, towels, napkins, tablecloths, dish rags and such. The price was reasonable we’re we live. Maybe it will be the same for you.

[@flyladykat]

I made this video about 8 years ago. I now have new front loaders. They have improved but the old Speed Queens last forever and are a joy to use. Thank you for your comment!

[@AlabasterClay]

Oh....clean folded clothes right back in the dirty pile! That brought back memories (nightmares). And you followed that up with such compassion for the "culprits" who put the clean things in the laundry pile. Sweet.

[@Amaya9232]

Oooo, my husband hates it when pants or shirts are turned inside out. He says the dirt is on the outside, so how can they get clean if they are turned inside out. When you talked about the jeans, it made me think about this. Sorry, had to share that tid bit.

[@iwant2stayhome]

I would faint if my laundry looked like that. LOL... I do a lean method. My husband clothes, My Clothes, Whites, Sheets towels. When I fold it takes me less than 5 to 10 minutes to fold and put away. Each of my kids has a specific day to do laundry. MOM does no more clothes for them. One load a day keeps the piles away. :)

[@sibongilethwala7080]

Thanks Kat! That was informative and enjoyable!

[@crazyaboutrandomness]

These traditional top loaders are the only top loaders left that actually clean the new top loaders are simply a joke but the front loaders clean really well, keep repairing yours!

[@estherloske2220]

Ohh..... Dear Flylady Kat 🌼 I am so set free from punishing myself and berating any worth out of myself ! Such an amazing feeling to come to know that I am not the only person on the globe who persistently owns the horror of 'Mount Washmore'. I try to understand why the laundry has such total mastery over me , I think because the basement was so horrible I never wanted to go downstairs. Anyway .... Now I deal with apt. laundryroom..... and as I see the mountain of laundry reaching half way up the wall, I feel so appreciative for 'this' video !!!! I will keep going back to it ,while I continue to over come my mountain of clothes and laundry blockade. 🙅😊💙🌸🌼

[@HD-kl5km]

Thanks for sharing this. I looking forward to more tips videos🤓

[@kerrywm]

We bought this same washer second hand two years ago... no frills = no problem!! :)

[@ronnalambeth6226]

Had another great video today seen it before but still very helpful 💕💕

[@russellsherry7]

Roll Tide! We're Bama fans, too! :)

[@russellsherry7]

Kat In The Bucket That's right! 😊

[@karenlewis7709]

Thank you for sharing Kat!

[@kristinquisno7845]

Loved the video! You learn something new everyday- I'm getting a laundry bag tomorrow! My poor bras :(

[@LathaLukose]

i am so inspired...i hv a huge huge pile. i am going to tackle it. i wish we had the hot water option here. also we dont hv a dryer so we need to hang dry so laundry gets done over 2 days

[@rhondaharken5349]

I love that all of Larry's shirts were roll tide, that's is a dedicated fan. We are an Aggie family so we see the same in our laundry for Aggies! Thanks for your videos- loving them.

[@ebutuoy8j]

Love the tip about using a brush on the dryer lint filter!

[@modelsupplies]

I'm not sure why, but this video brought tears to my eyes. Lovely

[@iloveaudrey08]

ModelSupplies omg me too!! Now I don’t feel so bad lol.

[@monii_1]

loved it , thank you for sharing! Have a great weekend 😊

[@ruthsquiltingandmore5346]

I have 4 bins in my laundry room, and I sort as I put it in the dirty laundry. Helps to not have to sort. Also keep the piles out of the floor when I'm actually doing laundry.

[@suburbanhillbilly2999]

Mount wash more. Lol. The story of my life. My son is grown and moved out but with senior pets, mount wash more everyday. I love the them though and will endure the laundry nightmare as long as they are with me.

[@rachelolvera9435]

Looks easy

[@bstitcher7]

I learned some new tips! Thanks! & I totally forgot about downy balls!! 😆

[@brookeorr4398]

I knew I liked you! Roll Tide in Florida!

[@EllyKaye84]

You are so cool!!

[@sherip1270]

When all my children were home I did 15 loads per week! Yeah, we are a big family. I was happy when they got old enough to do their own laundry.

[@terrirowan4398]

Just found your videos. Im a terrible housekeeper. I want a happy house and will give this a try. Thanks!

[@Amberwood265]

I'm new to your channel from Kimmy, and have been taking quite a few notes from your videos. One thing I use to do with jeans as a kid was hand wash them in a bucket in cold water. Which would pull out the most ink. Later on in life I learned from my mother in law that vinegar sets colors in clothes. So I use that whenever I have a new shirt or pants or just a yard of fabric. There are also color grabber sheets but I've never tried them. The only time I don't use vinegar is with bamboo fiber, I use to cloth diaper my son and its so strong that it weakens the fabric. A chemical reaction happens between the cotton bamboo and the vinegar that it actually fizzes and fluffs. I don't use softener, as that builds up in clothing as I learned with cloth diapers it causes repelling issues, so they need to be stripped in order to work properly. I loved my cloth diaper routine, especially when I could put clothing out on the line to dry. I'm from Minnesota, so that time is rather limited. Thanks for all the tips!

[@loseitemwithweightwatchers1206]

I hate doing the washing (laundry) because I don't own a dryer (I live in Australia) so I have to lug the washing out to the clothesline outside to hang it out. It's horrible, especially on a hot day. But it is a great feeling to have it all done in the evening. :)

[@CutTheFat]

So glad I found your channel. I am going to start the fly lady system. I don't have just mount washmore, I have a whole range going on right now. Hahaha

[@Mmolesy]

Hi Kat. Thought id gove you an update on my mount washmore. I finally got fed up and i knew that quite a bit of clothing got damaged by mould. So ive grabbed a roll of trash bags and started tossing mouldy items into bags. So far, i have 4, 56 litre ( around 15 gallons) trashbags almost ready to burst with more to bag up. And im not even halfway thru the pile yet. I estimate i will end up wih 10 to 12 trashbags full. I wont have much left but its my fault it got that way. I also have a speed queen dryer that will be installed as a reward once its all done!! Yay!!

[@Mmolesy]

Hi Kat, By the time i went to bed last night, i had 16 bags packed full. And i am going to attack the last of it today. Estimating ill have 20 bags! 😱😨😩 But it feels so good to have that burden out the door. And now Mt wasmore looks more doable!! Yaay!!

[@jewdy8915]

You wash your smelly cleaning rags and dish cloths with your bath towels?

[@blissfulbudgets7415]

I have the exact same washer! Lol

[@tammmygraves4317]

Yes!! Mt. WASHMORE!!! We have lots of that here!!!

[@bluejay5531]

Thank you for sharing this Kat! Have a great weekend :-)

[@Kate98755]

Oh now i see you use the mesh bags too! They’re amazing

[@elizabethdavis1696]

0:17 mount washmore lol

[@patyny5029]

Kat, the agitator should have a removable cap for the fabric softener.

[@patyny5029]

I'm so happy it worked out!

[@petmomful2260]

I like your videos, thanks for making them. I just want to respectfully say that I use a natural detergent, and woolly dryer balls, because when you use those other products, they pollute the environment, and they release a lot of chemicals in your house. I like to use natural stuff. Luckily there are more and more nice natural products out there. I also found a natural dishwasher detergent and toilet bowl cleaner. I also do larger loads cause I have a large washer and this saves energy and water.

[@lucychilds9365]

Love this, what about the ironing. I hate ironing so I have an overloaded basket lol 😂

[@lucychilds9365]

Flylady Kat thanks so much xx

[@simonegodwin7449]

Pop your rag towels/cloths into a basket. No more wonky pile to fix

[@jamesbriggs5740]

I usually put a safety pin in the garment so I don't put in it the dryer. That way if the stain doesn't come out it doesn't get set-in. Kathy B.

[@kathygermack1990]

Whites washed in cold water? And you put pink colors in it? My volume is not great. I'm a new sub. 60 years old, but a little OCD and always love household hints! I love a nice clean house!! tfs

[@pamd1861]

Just wondering about mixing the bath towels with cleaning towels and dish towels....I would never mix those, especially the cleaning rags...your thoughts on this please? Thank you☺️

[@donnanorris2939]

🏈~ “ROLL TIDE!!” ~🏈 (I live in Tuscaloosa!) 👍❤️😉

[@simplylou5124]

My worst problem. The mountain!!

[@doloresleyva8810]

I wash towels, dish towels, colors (includes undergarments), whites, other like sheets , never separated darks even when I wore alot of black clothes. I notice alot of people separate darks. Ha ha I have.a top loader oldie but goodie Kenmore still washes fine!!

[@ronnalambeth4695]

I love doing laundry just don't like changing the sheets

[@Sheywh12]

Wow I remember the downy ball!! I loved it!!! I did learn something new never knew not to put fabric softener in Towels Aren't they scratchy?? I know about fabric softener keep material from absorbing As I learned that making my Guinea Pigs Fleece and Uh pads..Love it never to old to learn!! The older I get the more I want to learn 😁 I have sorters in the garage So I never have to sort laundry again 😂 GOD Bless Shey

[@Sheywh12]

Thank you that's very helpful we learn something new everyday of our lives 😂

[@heathertez7352]

I have the same washer and dryer. We got them brad new last yr, I love them. You're supposed to pit the soap in first with those. I'm so glad I watched this. I wasn't adding water to my doweny ball, it wasn't emptying out right 😂 now I know why. Thank you ❤

[@AMcDub0708]

I do washings differently. I do it by owner of the clothes, and then I break it down by material weight. So my laundry, I do socks, undies, T-shirt’s, undershirts, bras and pjs in a load. Jeans and sweats in another load. Hubby gets socks, undies, work t shirts in a load. Jeans and sweats in another. Nice polo type shirts and sweaters in another load. My 2 toddler boys: everything together since they share a room. My daughters clothes get separated like mine. Everyone has a day assigned to them so it’s not so bad. Black clothes and super delicates are the only items I will pull out from each persons laundry and combine to make a big load of each. I do this routine mainly bc I don’t want to sort each persons clothes back out after drying. And I can’t stand the thought of my husbands socks and underwear being washed with my blouses, it bothers me. Also, jeans are stiff and over time will make stress holes from rubbing against the other items in the wash in things of lighter material like t shirts.

[@lepp6598]

I don’t sort by color. Lights and darks get washed together in cold. I don’t wear bras so I don’t have to worry about those. Towels get washed in hot. Pods are wasteful. I use liquid at about half the amount recommended on the bottle. A Maytag technician told me that detergent manufacturers overstate the amount to use in order to make you buy more product. I don’t use fabric softener at all. It makes my clothes feel oily. GEAUX TIGERS!

[@MsSherrydarling]

I didn't notice if you checked the spot treatment on the white t-shirt before you put it in the dryer?

[@cyndephillipshohbein8232]

Hairspray often works well on ink stains....

[@diannemaloney5501]

The "old" machines work better than the new ones, hang on to those for as long as you can!

[@brendabradley6215]

Hairspray also takes out ink stains

[@valinarudolph378]

Any tips for doing laundry at the laundromat? I go only once ever 3 weeks. I just keep buying more clothes. Talk about mount Washmore! It's because I have such a tight work schedule. I would love some tips! I don't even know if I can use the pods at the laundromat and by looking at this video I'm pretty sure my loads are too large. So much to learn but I'm up for the challenge!

[@joannemcmillan9201]

Clean clothes in the dirty laundry basket, son did that once. Once. I’m binge watching so I know I’m late to the party.

[@kathalinehansen7078]

is Fabreeze a fabric softener?

[@MartyCan]

I see London, I see France. I see Larry's underpants! Proud that I do not ever have Mount Washmore, but I remember those days with two elementary aged boys. I'd find their clean, still folded clothes in the dirty clothes basket over and over again. This is when they started doing their own laundry.

[@bstitcher7]

Marty Watson yes! I have 3 elementary boys and started finding folded clean clothes, buildabear clothes, swim trunks in winter, etc. Finally, I told them for each piece of clothing I find that shouldn't be in there, they lose 15 minutes of game time (they have 1 hr/day on weekdays). After a week of losing game I started seeing less. Now it's been months with no problems :)

[@itslinziwalker]

This is the most irritating thing in the world. My 11 year old slept WITH her bedsheets... on a bare mattress and no duvet cover on. I was apoplectic when I saw it!!!

[@heatheryohe8874]

my problem is that I put all in washer then dryer and into a basket. I tell myself I am going to fold it then I don't. so I end up with Mt. Foldmore !! I so wish I could fix this problem

[@monicarossi1313]

A way to prevent that & auto-discipline yourself is to take every basket of laundry after each load is done, & dump it in the middle of your bed (!). Remove your basket til u r done folding. Ta- da! Instant inclination! Ha- ha! :)

[@prettybrown8537]

Monica Rossi girl I push em to the side.. I’m a mess 😂

[@prettybrown3829]

@@prettybrown8537 same issue a year later.. pray for me 🤣

[@com2375]

Why couldn't laundry be done while waiting for the sink being soaked.

[@donnanorris2939]

I don’t understand: why not dry the jeans in the dryer??

[@hafsamahmood447]

Hello I just wanted to say Thnku. I wish u were near me that I cud give u a hug an a kiss. My life has no meaning for me anymore with health and personal problems an so I had completely given up on myself and my home! Thnku for giving me a routine so that I feel motivated to start life again and not rely on kids or friends xxx

[@sandrafleming5599]

Hairspray will take ink out of cloths just thought I would let you know happy washing

[@bubblesleef4415]

Sandra Fleming so true ive done it many times on my husbands work ties 👍🏻

[@rachelolvera9435]

I hate putting things away

[@cr123-cn]

My hubby has those undies lol

[@evaf7380]

But how can you mix the clothes you were use to clean toilet and the dish clothes together, even though your washing them I find that not hygiene..

[@jodicollins3109]

I dont buy delicate clothes, if I can help it. I am tough on clothing.

[@gaudycouturist4856]

Ugh! Laundry... I'm caught up at the moment....

[@Mmolesy]

Hi flylady Kat. Im a mother of 9 children. And i have the mt washmore to beat all mt washmores! Its winter here at the moment and i have no dryer at the moment. 😱😱 so everything is line dried and depending on the weather can take days to dry. In the meantime, my kiddos keep running out of clothes. So when i seperate mt washmore into more doable piles, do i prioritise the most urgent items? Underwear, jackets etc. Or just do each pile as it comes?

[@petmomful2260]

Can you hang a line in the basement? I used to do that in the winter, and I also have a drying rack so I can hang up some stuff.

[@MsPrettygirlxo]

Hi Kat! I have a question for you. When you use liquid laundry detergent, do you put the liquid in before you put your clothes in the washer or after? Also, if you put the detergent in before your clothes, do you let some water fill up the washer before adding your clothes or just add your clothes right to it before there is water in the machine?

[@estherloske2220]

Heather Caffè this is SO helpful !!!

[@Daringtobemyself]

Flylady Kat I was raised by a perfectionist mother (gotta love her ☺) who would come behind me after I did my chores and say "I guess if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." She would proceed to re-do everything I had done. I definitely learned not to bother because I didn't know how to do it "right." I'm learning that getting the job done is much more important than doing it perfectly. Thank you for helping me see the light. I love your personality. So glad I found you!

[@marinazdravkovic7402]

Dear Kat...I do not have a dryer..and in my country as in most of Europe i think we iron almost everything😓..it is almost impossible to do all the process in one day. So what can you recommend to me? Bescause right now I have 2 loads to wash, 4 loads to iron and 1 load is hanging and will be dry tomorow..I feel that I am behind non stop...

[@marinazdravkovic7402]

Flylady Kat thank you on your answer..it is possible on a nice day but I work so when I come home I just pick up dry clothes and there is a mounin of clothes for me to iron. and then i do it on saturday evening for few hours..I will try to do it as I pick my clothes..that is the only thing I can do..thank you on your videos..you are inspiration and help...

[@pamjod]

Roll Tide!

[@heathergreenlay6459]

Man. I'm terrible. I would have washed all that in one load.

[@heathergreenlay6459]

Kat In The Bucket thank you for replying! You're right - folding huge loads that are all tangled and bunched up is what's terrible. I need to declutter my laundry pile this weekend!

[@heathergreenlay6459]

Kat In The Bucket I am! I have a serious case of mt washmore again. :(

[@Lashlove16]

A Better Life With Kat I am single and had mt washmore ..., I now have a laundry basket and as soon as it gets full I wash everything cold on delicate and hang dry if needed ( most of my clothes are dry clean and don’t need to be washed after every use as they are clean and I wore it to the office ,,, End of the day I spray them with fabreeze and let them air out for 24 hours before hanging back in the closet ) so I don’t have much laundry - I wash my towels / robe together in one load weekly - I wash my sheets together in one load weekly Mt washmore is extinct

[@ronnalambeth4695]

Ha ha ne 2 my sister is so picky about the laundry and how she does her and her husband laundry she doesn't like for him to touch it at all

[@kristafleming15]

Roll Tide!