2torial #0454: Learn2 Wash, Dry and Fold Your Laundry (Continued) Sort your clothes Sort the clothes by colors. Once you have a week or two weeks' worth of clothes, sort them as follows: whites, light colors, dark colors, and delicates. Dark colors include garments such as jeans, dark socks, dark colored t-shirts, and dark-colored underwear. Whites are, obviously, all-white clothes, but also white t-shirts with silk-screened images. Light color garments is a good catch-all category. This includes striped white garments and pastel colors. Delicates are items that would probably best be washed by hand or dry cleaned, such as sweaters, woolens, blouses or skirts, dress shirts or linens. Don't wash anything that labeled "Dry Clean Only" in a washing machine. If you'd like to avoid dry-cleaning for financial and environmental reasons, check out some of the gentle detergents like Woolite, which is made for dry-clean items. Step 2