Jean in Newcastle Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 The title really says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 We have a tub in the laundry room, right next to the washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Almost all hand wash clothes go in the machine on the hand wash cycle. Sweaters in the bathroom sink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 In a bucket that sits under the sink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plateau Mama Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 In my washing machine on the hand wash cycle, but honestly I've never used it. I use the delicate cycle weekly. I would never buy something that has to be hand washed. Or dry cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Depending on the size of it, in the washer. I'll set the washer to fill to "low" or "small" load and wash the item right in the washer as though it were a bucket as the water fills, then ring it out. You can rinse the item in the stream of water that is filling the washer. Bonus is that you can then use the water in the washer to wash another load of clothes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Depending on the size of it, in the washer. I'll set the washer to fill to "low" or "small" load and wash the item right in the washer as though it were a bucket as the water fills, then ring it out. You can rinse the item in the stream of water that is filling the washer. Bonus is that you can then use the water in the washer to wash another load of clothes. Oooh. This is a good idea. I can't actually use even the handwash cycle (the items I need to wash are made of banana or pineapple fibers) but I could do it this way. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btervet Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 In the bathroom sink. I normally only wash one item at a time, unless they are small things like scarves or bras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Most of it in those net lingerie bags and in the washer on the handwash/gentle cycle, cold water, low setting. Otherwise, in the bathroom sink. Dh does get a little flustered when I forget and he finds my bras in the sink when he's trying to get ready for work in the morning. It's easier on the marriage if I just use the washing machine. The clothing articles don't seem any worse off for it. Except for some nice, loose knit sweaters I have. Those still get washed in the bathroom sink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 usually on the delicate cycle in the washer. I have a front loader, so no agitator to twist clothing. If it's one item or something heavily dyed, I wash in the bathroom sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I usually just take it in the shower with me. :blush: I very rarely have anything I want to hand wash other than a bra though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 It depends, but right now, if something needs to be handwashed, it goes in a nylon net bag, so it doesn't get stretched and twisted, and into my front-loading washer on delicate. I usually use Amway's liquid delicate wash product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Uh.....in the washing machine . on delicate. ☺ I'm lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItoLina Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 We have a utility sink in the laundry room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Sometimes in the shower with me - that's the easiest for doing one or two small items. Sometimes in a bucket in the laundry sink. Sometimes in a bathroom sink. When I didn't have a laundry sink, sometimes in a basin in the kitchen sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Bath tub. It's also where I presoak items. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Depends on what the item is. Some things go in the washing machine on the delicate/hand wash cycle. It's a front loader, so very gentle and no worries about twisting. Other things get washed in the bathroom sink, or larger items in the kitchen sink. The house we're getting ready to start construction on will have a laundry sink (mainly for washing the dog!), so I suspect I'll use it in lieu of the kitchen or bathroom sinks for items that need hand washing or soaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Depends on what it is. When I had a panty hose job, they and my bra just got washed in the shower. SAHM me mostly just washes bras in the shower now... and a few of the more delicate unmentionables that get *very* occasionally worn. Everything else goes in the washing machine on the gentle cycle. I even cheat and dry everything but sweaters for ~ 10 min before I hang dry. That way everything dries nice and unwrinkly; I have no desire to resume my relationship with my iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I have a hand wash cycle. It's probably more gentle than I'd be! If I couldn't do that I'd use my kitchen sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 DD and I have a dozen or so items that I hand wash. I think they are all machine washable, but the fabrics are the type that will fair better in by being hand washed or that we do not want to shrink. Sweaters with a soft weave, 100% cotton short skater-skirts, thin sweaters with long sleeves that tend to get wrapped around other items in the wash, etc. I wash them in the bathtub if I have a lot, I use the sink if it is just one or two. I do the light colors first and then the dark. I wash, drain, rinse, drain, rinse, wring out. It only takes me 10 minutes or so, and then I lay them on towels on my bedroom floor to dry. For bras, they go in the washer in a lingerie bag with my regular clothes, but not the drier. There are a few other clothing items that I wash in lingerie bags as well. Usually thin fabrics with long sleeves. I hate it when I pull out a load of laundry and the sleeves on a shirt are stretched out from the washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 In the toilet. If you hold on tight and flush repeatedly, it works great. Just kidding. No, seriously, do not try this. I "hand wash" all delicate items in the washing machine on delicate. If it falls apart with this treatment, it is not worthy to be owned by me and wouldn't make it long anyway. However, I can honestly say that I have never had any issues. Well, there was that one pair of rayon pants back in the '80's, but that is it. ETA: I have a front loader. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 In the washer on the hand wash cycle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I usually just take it in the shower with me. :blush: I very rarely have anything I want to hand wash other than a bra though. I do this, too :) but I hand wash my sweaters and a few more delicate dresses. I fill the tub, clip up my hair and put Netflix on my laptop. Then I sit in the tub, wash some clothes, finish my shows, and take a quick 3 minute shower to wash off any 'dirty' from sitting in the tub water LOL. It turns a mundane chore into something I can tolerate. Because I apparently have a taste for high-maintenance clothes despite my otherwise low-maintenance lifestyle (which involves as little laundry as decently possible). Bras I just bring into a regular shower with me, and hang to dry right in the shower. Easy to grab the next morning, fresh and dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 We'll I'm glad I'm not the only one with this odd habit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Bathroom sink if it's small, bathtub if it's bigger. However, I don't own anything that *needs* to be handwashed - the only reason I'd handwash something is because it got blood or something on it that needs to be rinsed out quickly rather than waiting to be thrown in the washer (I'm not going to run the washer for one item). For the longest time, *everything* went on the sanitize cycle. I now have several items that go on the warm or hot regular cycle depending on my mood, but the vast majority still goes on sanitize. I guess I once used the delicate or handwash cycle for shoes. Before we owned a washer, handwash was in a a couple of plastic tubs in the backyard when we didn't have the cash for the laundromat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 The kitchen sink, usually. But there are very few things that I actually wash by hand. Mostly I just use the delicate cycle on our washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I do this if the item is super delicate, but most often use the hand wash cycle on the washer. Depending on the size of it, in the washer. I'll set the washer to fill to "low" or "small" load and wash the item right in the washer as though it were a bucket as the water fills, then ring it out. You can rinse the item in the stream of water that is filling the washer. Bonus is that you can then use the water in the washer to wash another load of clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 in my front loader with a super delicate/handwash cycle. or else my laundry tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 The only things I hand wash are scouting uniforms.... and mostly get a use the dye runs. Mine is red, ds's is green, dd's is grey, and dd×2's is brown. I wash them separately in bathroom sink. If the washer is broken and I have more, I use bathtub. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Depending on the size of it, in the washer. I'll set the washer to fill to "low" or "small" load and wash the item right in the washer as though it were a bucket as the water fills, then ring it out. You can rinse the item in the stream of water that is filling the washer. Bonus is that you can then use the water in the washer to wash another load of clothes. I will try that! Of course, I'll have to pay attention, and not go off to do something while it goes all the way through the spin cycle... but that is brilliant! I miss the laundry room deep sink that was in our last house. It was very convenient. I use one of the bathroom sinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I only handwash my bras. They are ridiculously expensive and they last longer if I actually handwash them. I do them in the bathroom sink. Handwashable clothes are done in the machine on the gentle cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Depending on the size of it, in the washer. I'll set the washer to fill to "low" or "small" load and wash the item right in the washer as though it were a bucket as the water fills, then ring it out. You can rinse the item in the stream of water that is filling the washer. Bonus is that you can then use the water in the washer to wash another load of clothes. Yup. This. I wash all of dd's leotards this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think I hand washed something once... Maybe it was in the bathroom sink? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I use the handwash cycle on my front-loader. I don't wash anything by hand, including my underwire bras. If I'm super concerned, I'll turn off the spin and wring it out myself, but even that is an unusual occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I put it in a lingerie bag and toss it in with the laundry I am washing. If I am just washing the one item I usually use the bathroom sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantmom Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I hand wash sweaters and things like that in the bathroom sink that is right next to my washer and dryer. It is a tiny sink though, so if it is something too big, I would wash it in the tub (though that's pretty rare). I honestly never thought of the shower idea but that is an awesome idea!!! So glad I read this, because I am definitely trying that next time for bras or bathing suits! I recently saw this and had major washer envy. A washing machine with a built in sink!!! http://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-washer-with-built-in-sink-is-here-at-last/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Well, we don't have a washer so everything is hand-washed. The size and amount determines where. Large things, like dh's pants are washed in the tub. A couple of small items will be done in the bathroom sink. More than a couple get washed in a small basin we keep in the bathroom. Mt. Rushmore means a trip to the laundromat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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