How the flip do you Hand Wash stuff?

[Murasakispillowbook]

I'm 45 years old and I still don't really get it.

How do you do it?
How do you get it dry???

Hand wash cycle on the washing machine!

I'm off to check

erm fill sink with warm water and washing powder or liquid. Rinse, wring out and dry.

I've got "delicates" is that it?

Chuck it in a delicate or wool wash with hand wash or wool washing liquid

Or that too lol

If I need to get a lot dry or in the winter, I roll it up in a towel and squeeze out most of the water before hanging it to dry.

My machine has got cycles for wool, silk, delicates and hand wash. I would use one of those, and if it didn't survive then it wasn't to be.

swish it round in soapy water. Swish it round in clean water. gently ring it out.Lay it out flat on a towel. Then roll the towel and I walk on it which makes the towel absorb the worst of it. Dry flat over the airer or on the bed in a pinch.

What are you wanting to hand-wash? I find my hand-washing - all that wringing - takes more out of my stuff than a gentle machine wash!

Very gently in tepid water with lux flakes or stergene. At least three rinses. Gently hand wring then arrange neatly on a towel on either a circular line or across a heated airer with the heat off until just damp.

Only essential for pure silk or cashmere.

Or you can just send those items to the dry cleaners.

My washing machine has a hand wash cycle, but when I had one that didn’t I just washed it on delicates or wool, never ruined anything.

I wash in warm water in the sink with detergent, rinse in clean cold water and spin in the washing machine.

It's a jumper dress that says hand-wash. 30% wool.

Towel rolling idea is great!

Stop buying items that require hand washing.
Use the hand wash cycle in the machine or as I have to do with one wool item.
Actually hand wash with wool wash liquid in a bowl or the sink. Then roll inna towel or 17 cos it's a fucking big hooded coatigan, then over the bannister for a day or two to finish drying.

Wool wash in the machine is even more delicate.

Snap!
I also wring the towel with the things in 😊

Yep this or the wool wash cycle. If it can't survive either of those then it doesn't belong in my wardrobe tbh

The hand-wash setting on my machine is just a 30 degree was with very little spin, if you can manually select your setting and don't have a proper Handwash setting I'd go for the lowest temperature and lowest spin speed.

Leave it in to soak with warm water and some powder. Give it a swish if I wander past and leave it a bit more. Drain it off and quick rinse. Press dry with the rolled towel and hang try.

Hand wash setting on the machine! If it's something especially delicate like dressing up clothes I turn the spin off but most stuff is fine with whatever that cycle defaults to.