Wash your shirt on a regular cycle. Next, load one of the sorted piles into the washing machine drum, taking care not to overfill it. We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. Gently rub the area together with your hands, this will penetrate the cleaning solution better into the fibers and remove the stains better. Susan Stocker. Add the right kind of washing fluid and close the door. Check out the post on washing lingerie/bras and  the tutorial to make a simple laundry bag. They’ll get wrinkled and musty. We use cookies to allow us and selected partners to improve your experience and our advertising. Every year we wash more than 1,750kg of laundry, so you can be sure that the best washing machines that we recommend will leave your clothes brilliantly clean. You’re tired, you’ve had a long day, but you decide to put on a wash anyway. Note: Do not machine-wash foam pillows. Do not put these into the washing machine! {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Wash-Your-Clothes-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\/v4-460px-Wash-Your-Clothes-Step-1-Version-5.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Wash-Your-Clothes-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\/aid25000-v4-728px-Wash-Your-Clothes-Step-1-Version-5.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"