How do you take care of your clothes?????

sharronloves2spend

Joolz, i find that the knees go baggy in my jeans, and only washing them would bring back the shape. I also find my cardigans etc get grubby, probably my lifestyle that dictates how often my stuff gets washed. I am nearly always getting tugged on and my little dog likes to jump up for a cuddle, i walk the dogs for about an hour every day through a type of forest, and a lot of the time my jeans will get mud splashed. when i say i don't overwash, this is from washing everything everyday, for all six of us doh!!!

I have found that the boys can get 5 days from their school trousers and jumpers. These have consequently lasted a lot longer than they would have normally. They have clean underwear and shirt everyday and dd's school dresses and cardigans last 2 days too. DH work trousers (he's a postie) lasts about 2 days too.

Love sharron

ocemeer

I wash tops/underwear/sports kit after one wear, looser tops and my after work clothes depending on how much time I have spent at home the bottoms once a week the tops after two/three wears. I don't dry clean stuff, and ashamed to say I don't handwash stuff I should so advice on looking after silk would be appreciated.

Am ashamed to say I like ironing :rolleyes: and iron everything. I also make sure my shoes are polished and am slowly collecting shoe trees and the like to preserve them - especially my boots which I tend to buy quality and look after as long as possible.
Clotheswise - I have just got awardrobe so starting to look after them better but mut look after my underwear better too - have a lingerie washy thing at work which is coming home tomorrow to protect my decent undies from the horrors of the washing machine.
I wash at weekends and try to line dry then iron that day/evening. I use vinegar as a fabric conditioner, half the recommended amount of powder/liquid and wash at 40 degrees and will be using the white vinegar trick on my work shirts to stretch out their live.

I have found my older clothes (from eBay/charity shops) tend to have a better life and are less likely to lose buttons or require repairing, and the shoes/boots can be reheeled, the newer stuff I find more prone to falling to bits. But will mend all I can bar socks - can't stand holes in socks.

I try to buy quality (shoes/boots/trainers/sports kit/leathers/underwear) but possibly end up with a mismatch on everyday clothes (H&M etc, charity shops/eBay) as I dont tend to get the wear out of them I should. (plus getting to the stage I will buy what fits then get irrate when it falls to bits after a couple of washes)

busiscoming2

Most of my clothes are inexpensive: Primark, New Look, Matalan and M&S. I wear outer clothes like jeans, tousers, skirts for at least 2 days. I usually change when I come home and know I am not going out again and put on joggers. I wash everything at 30degrees and only iron what needs ironing. I always fold as soon as things come off line or out tumble dryer.
I have also found that some cheap Primark and Matalan clothes wash and last much better than the stuff that I have bought from the likes of Next, and M&S. I have also noticed recently that a lot of clothing is made from that awful jersey material that bobbles, even items in Next and other 'good' shops.

elephant-astic

ocemeer wrote: »

I wash tops/underwear/sports kit after one wear, looser tops and my after work clothes depending on how much time I have spent at home the bottoms once a week the tops after two/three wears. I don't dry clean stuff, and ashamed to say I don't handwash stuff I should so advice on looking after silk would be appreciated.

Am ashamed to say I like ironing :rolleyes: and iron everything. I also make sure my shoes are polished and am slowly collecting shoe trees and the like to preserve them - especially my boots which I tend to buy quality and look after as long as possible.
Clotheswise - I have just got awardrobe so starting to look after them better but mut look after my underwear better too - have a lingerie washy thing at work which is coming home tomorrow to protect my decent undies from the horrors of the washing machine.
I wash at weekends and try to line dry then iron that day/evening. I use vinegar as a fabric conditioner, half the recommended amount of powder/liquid and wash at 40 degrees and will be using the white vinegar trick on my work shirts to stretch out their live.

I have found my older clothes (from eBay/charity shops) tend to have a better life and are less likely to lose buttons or require repairing, and the shoes/boots can be reheeled, the newer stuff I find more prone to falling to bits. But will mend all I can bar socks - can't stand holes in socks.

I try to buy quality (shoes/boots/trainers/sports kit/leathers/underwear) but possibly end up with a mismatch on everyday clothes (H&M etc, charity shops/eBay) as I dont tend to get the wear out of them I should. (plus getting to the stage I will buy what fits then get irrate when it falls to bits after a couple of washes)

I do agree that clothes aren't made so well, on the whole, these days, but to be honest I think that's because a lot of the stuff around today, especially the cheap stuff, is turned out in the third world with minimum possible unit cost, rather than quality, as the producer's prime goal; Under those circumstances it's hardly surprising that clothes (and other goods for that matter) don't last so well as they used to (or should!.)

eyeonspain

Last week I was so careful to reuse and to get the girls to reuse and I managed to get the week's washing, well from Sunday to Saturday down to just 3 full loads and it has been triple that sometimes in the past.I then took the clothes off the line, folded all of them and put them away,no ironing whatsoever!

Kaz2904

That's brilliant! Does that include bedding/ towels? (She says having spent the day washing bedding/ towels!). DD's friend was over earlier and I dragged her out to ask if this pink thing I'd just washed was hers. She looked at me like I'm a nut and said "That's **DD*'s!" So someone is expanding on her capsule wardrobe and it aint me! Unfortunately, it's that horrible jersey stuff that goes bobbly in the wash and won't last.

tara747

I'm totally with JoolzS, I don't wash my clothes half as often as some of you! Although I do change out of 'work' clothes when I get home.

tara747

Fascinating thread BTW!

eyeonspain

Yes that was towels and bedding too! Mind you we only have sheets to cover us now as it is too hot.

iceicebaby

I thinnk I fall in with the majority who wash jeans / trousers after 2 wears, tops (next to skin) after 1 wear, cardigans after 2 or 3 wears.

Underwear and socks and jim jams after 1 wear.

I smooth and fold or hang straight away when dry so I dont so much of that ironing thing.