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

[Judy jones]

Hi,

My washing methods are very similar, reds always separate, new things by 
them selves a few times.  Hand washing especially delicates, go in warm, on 
light wash, and then hang dry.  Is easy to do in our dry climate.  If you 
"handwash" with gentle soap, like a hand soap, don't use too much because of 
the agitation and too many bubbles to form.


Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Washing,How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running in 
The Washing Machine


>I do something similar, only I wash everything in cold water. And I have
> several things I don't dry or only dry for a few minutes. If I have a lot 
> of
> red, or new red things, I wash them separate. I've found that even things
> that say hand wash, mostly can be safely washed in the machine, but then I
> don't dry those at all.
>
>
>
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> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sean Paul
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> in
> The Washing Machine
>
> Never heard that called the college method, but, yes, remembering back to
> those days. I can see where that'd fit. I call that the batchler method &
> even though I'm married now & have been for years. I do all the laundry
> round here & for the most part still use that method.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 07:25
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Washing,How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running in
> The Washing Machine
>
>
>> Plain white vinegar will help a lot to keep colors from bleeding.  Soak a
>> new garment in vinegar for a few hours or overnight before washing.  Some
>> of the new dye may still come out, so it's important to wash with like
>> colors. Red seems to be the worst for bleeding into other colors.  I wash
>> new red clothes with other reds if I have enough or dark jeans or towels
>> if I don't. My towels are navy blue, so if the red colors them it won't 
>> be
>
>> noticeable.
>>
>> I don't buy a lot of new clothes, so mostly I use the college dormitory
>> method of washing...I cram everything into the washer together, jeans,
>> socks, colored shirts and wash it all on regular warm water wash and cold
>> rinse.  99% of the time this method works just fine.  I'm not a fancy
>> person though.  I don't have a bunch of delicates or clothes that can't 
>> go
>
>> in the dryer.  I'm careful with new clothes for a few washes and then
>> after that I go with the easiest method. I used to do separate loads for
>> jeans, colors, whites etc.  I will do that now if I'm going to bleach the
>> whites or something, but honestly I haven't noticed any difference 
>> between
>
>> separating everything and the college method.  At least not for clothes
>> that I've had for a while.
>>
>> If I know I've spilled something on the item I treat it with a stain
>> removal product and wash as usual.  After it comes out of the wash I'll
>> ask a sighted person to make sure the stain came out before wearing.
>>
>> HTH
>> Julie
>>
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