Wendy Cohoon

I wash everything in a couple of 5 gallon buckets, by hand. We just did 3 loads of laundry at a laundrymat after 3 years - it cost us over $20! Jeans, and fleecy blankets are the most difficult to wash, because they are heavy when wet. Keep jeans for dress wear, and get yourself some work pants. I have some old work pants that were my dad's, they are huge, but that's what belts and braces are for. They are light in the wash and dry in no time.

Make a beautiful Purple Wool Purse, out of it. I'd throw it in the washing machine and shrink/felt it first.