Laundry system for washing multiple loads of fabric items

A laundry system comprising:

• a first wash chamber for washing a first clothes load and comprising a forwardly-facing opening;
• a tub;
• and
• a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub and defining a second wash chamber for washing a second clothes load, wherein the second wash chamber comprises an upwardly-facing open top;
• wherein the second wash chamber has a low capacity relative to a capacity of the first wash chamber;
• and
• wherein the laundry system is capable of performing a washing operation in the second wash chamber independently of a washing operation performed in the first wash chamber.