[Blindtlk] Washing, How to Avoid Colors in Clothes Running in The Washing Machine

[Bonnie Lucas]

Perhaps everyone will think I'm crazy on this one. I am a person who
organizes only as much as it takes to get the job done reasonably well.
Therefore, I make sure that anything that might run is washed by itself for
a few times. Then, I simply wash most things on cold. If you read the labels
nowadays, most things wash on cold. Frankly, I sort more by weight of
material and then I wash on cold. If my clothes are changing colors, my
observant and (telling it like it is), husband will let me know. Things that
bleed the most are reds and pinks and some dark blue and black. Most things,
however, will not bleed much if you wash them on cold. 


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Annely Rose
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:33 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Washing, How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running in
The Washing Machine

There is something you can buy to put in the wsher that prevents the colors
from bleeding.  I don't remember the name, but I will ask my supervisor
tomorrow and will get back to you.
 
Annely Rose CVRT
Independence for the Blind of West Florida

--- On Sun, 5/12/13, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:


From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Washing, How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running in
The Washing Machine
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 6:35 PM


Figure out which clothes can be washed together without colors running (you
may need sighted assistance for this); then devise a system such as flash
cards with Braille on them with a hole punched in to go on hangers and
systematically hang the clothes on them. There are an infinite number of
ways to organize this way but one might be to have classes of washing (1, 2,
3, etc.) that can each be washed together and always put the clothes on the
correct hangers.

This implies hanging dirty clothes on hangers which no one does so another
alternative would be to get some color labels (I'd bet our Independence
Market has them or Independent Living Aids or some such) and have them sewn
on the proper clothes. Then you could make a Braille chart to remind
yourself what colors can be washed with what.

This worked for me when I was single although I preferred to just
color-coordinate clothes so everything could be washed together and it
wouldn't matter.

Your imagination is the only limit on devising such schemes.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of wogg le4
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:24 AM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Washing, How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running in The
Washing Machine

Hi all,

How can I do this? I should say I'm fully blind.

Thanks

W

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