Hand-washing delicate clothing can keep them looking fresh and new for a long time. But for a lot of people, the process feels like an extra chore, so they toss everything into the washing machine.

Washing your clothes by hand sounds like a tedious task — something that should’ve been eradicated from our daily lives when the washing machine was invented. If you don’t have a washer and dryer, ...

Modern-day laundry doers have it pretty easy: Soiled clothes, towels and sheets go into the washing machine and come out clean, job done. But knowing how to launder a garment by hand is more useful ...

Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

We’ve all been there: You reach for your favorite bra as you’re getting dressed, and you realize you can’t remember the last time you washed it. Was it last week? Last month? Last year? You want to ...

The World Health Organization has created posters to help organizations improve hand hygiene — one showing proper hand washing steps and one providing proper hand ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Cameron Anderson Architects Some might think that caring for a throw blanket is the same ...

If you collect quilts or own grandma's favorite quilt, you know how crucial it is to take good care of a homemade bedspread. Vintage quilts are made from lightweight fabrics and hand-sewn, which means ...