Laundry. A chore. A science. An art.

[Bootstrap]

I have one of these in the garage. When I come back from a run, my running clothes need to dry out and air out before I wash them, so I hang them up on this rack.

Then I soak them overnight in a big bucket with 1 cup of baking soda.

Throw them in the washing machine with "pre-wash" first, complete with the baking soda mix. Pre-wash gets rid of whatever is in the saoked solution. Extra rinse cycle, too.

This is the only way I have found to make running clothes come out smelling good for the next time around.

[temporal1]

I started using way less laundry soap than recommended. The wash still gets clean and I save a lot of money.

Baking soda also helps to take odors out. I also use washing soda added to extra dirty loads. Sometimes I used vinegar instead of fabric softener.

I rarely ever use fabric softener. I also rarely use a dryer.

I remember once I was old enough to help mom with the washing. We used a wringer washer. She also had a automatic washer which she used for the Sunday clothes & washing diapers.

Baking soda is known for neutralizing odors. i’ve used it in the garbage disposal, other things.
In laundry, doesn’t it leave a residue? i’ve never use washing soda. vinegar seems to work well with neutralizing odors.

SOAKING seems to be key in releasing dirt, soil, stains. i’m a fan.
it’s the easiest, effortless way. planning for soaking time is the hardest part. overnight is great, i sleep while soaking does the work.

[temporal1]

MILDEW

Hydrogen Peroxide
Alcohol

i don’t often have problems with mildew.
however, because of my summer months away, heat+humidity get the best of a few items.

i discovered, hydrogen peroxide works wonders - on some items. book covers.
i’ve read, alcohol is recommended. i have not tried.

Leather gloves??

i have 2 pair suede leather gloves, black and brown, both with mildew on the surfaces.

i’m trying to find courage to spray with h. peroxide.
i’m asking myself: “what is there to lose?”

Advice? ..

[temporal1]

FOLDING FITTED BED SHEETS



My mother was “Master Class” at folding fitted bed sheets.

i am not.
today, i googled. there are many helpful graphics! my fav: ^^^

i have some alone time. whatever possessed me to spend it on THIS??!

i ironed pillowcases and flat sheet tops. something familiar. manageable. in attempt to soothe nerves.

when i was young, we ironed all sheets. they were white. we dedicated hours each week to ironing the family laundry.
as fabrics changed, and dryer use became normalized, less ironing. i’m still frugal with dryers. i use a dryer, strategically!

i feel i’m cheating to iron only flat sheet tops, not the whole sheets. (even now, when i rarely iron anything anymore.)
will my daughter notice?

there’s something very nice about ironed sheets and pillowcases. they seem so - civilized.
could this be the path to world peace?

1965 / Dr Zhivago / ironing sheets scene

[temporal1]

Doctor Zhivago (Italian: Il dottor Živago) is a 1965 epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt.
It is set in Russia circa World War I and the Russian Civil War of 1918–1922, and is based on the 1957 Boris Pasternak novel Doctor Zhivago.

1959

In 1959, an African American woman by the name of Bertha Berman patented a design for fitted sheets that had corners sewn in a way that would fit the sheet to the mattress.
https://www.ehow.com/about_4689834_fitted-sheets.html
About Fitted Sheets | eHow

1957 / Alberta Canada
http://royalalbertamuseum.ca/blog/fitted-sheet

.. Fitted sheets were available to consumers by the 1950s, but they still had a tendency to slip off the corners of the mattress during the night. ..

Expert Insight
While fitted sheets solve the problem of the sheet continually slipping of the mattress, folding fitted sheets pose a different problem.

Folding fitted sheets are a huge challenge.
The key to folding the fitted sheet is to ignore the outside edges of the sheet and to use the corners of the pockets as the edges, folding the excess material out of the way.

Check the Resources section of this article for guides that will help you fold a fitted sheet.

How did my mother do it?! She did it, and she did it FAST!
She was EXPERT peeling potatoes and apples, too. i wish i had videos of all this.

[Sudsy]

Dealing with annoying suds is the initial motivator for this thread.

Suds have been a particular annoyance for me since living with well water/water softener.

I thought it might have been ever since I joined the forum.

[temporal1]

Dealing with annoying suds is the initial motivator for this thread.
Suds have been a particular annoyance for me since living with well water/water softener.

I thought it might have been ever since I joined the forum.

How do you fold fitted bed sheets?

[Sudsy]

Dealing with annoying suds is the initial motivator for this thread.
Suds have been a particular annoyance for me since living with well water/water softener.

I thought it might have been ever since I joined the forum.

How do you fold fitted bed sheets?

I thought I'd throw in some humor as you are the only one here who had ever referred to me in a post as 'Suds'.

To your question - I have tried various ways to fold fitted bed sheets and they never looked too folded. But when I put them on the bed real tight with a powerized mattress all the wrinkles disappear anyway. One of these days I suspect I may start the corners too tight and the powering mattress might split them in two.

I remember when I first was married and my wife would tuck the sheets under the mattress so tight I could hardly get into bed. I dislike my feet being bent by a sheet. I like my feet free and sometimes uncovered. So, I got into bed and tried with all my leg strength to kick the sheets free while holding the top of the sheet. Yep, you guessed it, I ripped the sheet right in half and we had a good laugh. Well, story time is over, good night.

[JimFoxvog]

How do you fold fitted bed sheets?

This looks like a fun method:
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[Sudsy]

How do you fold fitted bed sheets?

This looks like a fun method:
[youtube] [/youtube]

I probably would have to have a nap once I got flat on my back before the roll.