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 ...

Even the most delicate fabrics can often be treated at home, rather than dry-cleaned, and it doesn’t have to be a hassle. By Emilia Petrarca If laundry is a chore, hand washing might feel like ...

Which garments can you wash and which should you leave to the pros? Machine washing garments labeled "dry clean only" carries significant risks, including shrinkage, dye bleeding, and color transfer, ...

For a chore we do so often, laundry sure does leave a lot of burning questions. Like, how much detergent do I actually need to use? And what’s the deal with jeans? Do I wash them after one wear? Two?

Remember the energy-generating SOccket soccer ball we wrote about last week? Turns out other designers have similar ideas kicking around in their heads. The “Swirl”, a concept washing machine from ...