Washing Doll Clothes - New Use of Kitchen Item

Sometimes little doll clothing just needs to be washed.  Personally I prefer not to include doll clothing with my regular wash and, quite frankly, I'm not a fan of hand washing either.  However, I found a much easier way to wash doll clothes or any other item that requires hand washing.  I use my salad spinner!!!  That's right, my salad spinner.  There are many spinners available but I've found the spinner with a hand crank works the best because you can spin in either direction and as fast or slow as you need.


Here's how I do it...

Wash

1. Place basket in the spinner.
2. Add a small amount of detergent and fill about halfway with cool/cold water.
3. Put the top on the spinner and spin a couple of times to dissolve and spread the detergent.
4. Remove cover and add some items. Two to 4 small items or 1 larger item (adult blouse). The more you put in the basket, the harder it will be to crank.
5. Replace the cover and using the crank, spin the item in one direction.  You do not need to spin fast.  If possible, bring the spinner to a stop and spin in the opposite direction.  Continue doing this until you feel the clothing is clean.
6. Remove cover and lift items out individually.  Check to see if any spots need to additional attention.  You may need to hand rub those spots.
7. Gently squeeze out any excess water into the same wash water.
8. Repeat steps 4 - 7 until all items are washed.
9. When you're through washing, discard the water or use it in a spray bottle for use in cleaning outdoor items or spraying pests on your house &veggie plants.

Rinse

1. Place basket in base of spinner and fill halfway with water
2. Follow steps 4 - 7 to rinse under "Wash" above
3. Change water as needed or repeat as often as needed.  You might want to add a little fabric softener to the final rinse.

 

 Spin 

1. Gently squeeze out as much excess water as possible.  You don't need to wring tightly.
2. Place the basket in the base of the empty spinner.
3. Place up to 3 items into the basket or one larger item
4. Put the top on the spinner and spin as fast as possible
5. Remove the cover, lift the basket out of the spinner and drain out the water.
6. Repeat these steps (4 and 5) until as much water as possible has been removed from these items.
7. Repeat for all washed and rinsed items
8. Air dry in dryer or hang on line. 

Hope this helps!  If anyone has any tips, let me know