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

Sat May 18 10:04:30 UTC 2013

Good morning, Instead of bothering with sock locks or any such thing, 
my blind live-in partner and I have a panty bag, a little mesh bag in 
which we place my thongs, bras and workout socks. It works really 
well in protecting those kinds of delicate undergarments and the rest 
of the socks I wash in the general population. I believe I only have 
one color sock anyway. gray, white or blakck. Rarely, do I even wear 
socks after spending so much time in sandles, or going barefoot. 
Danielle Antoine wrote:
>Well, I've been known especially when it's only me to just put it all
>in the wash together. But, generally I put socks, undergarments, and
>towels in the wash as usually I bleach those. My mama told me to do it
>this way when I was just learning to wash my own clothes and for the
>most part nothing has been discolored and mostly those things can't be
>seen anyway. My clothes are usually simple and comfotable though, and
>don't need much specifics instructions. I don't have a prblem asking
>if I suspect something is stained or faded; howver. For delicate
>things or unusual fabrics, I wash in cold water and hang to dry. A
>good rule of thumb is to check the tags as they will usually indicate
>how best to wash some thing.
>
>Generally, I tended to buy white socks for  every one so no one would
>be caut with  mismatched socks; some people do prefer Sock Locks
>though or safety pinning them together, though. I chose not to chase
>after everyone's socks nightly to ensure they were paired together or
>insist my kids pair them before washing....they had plenty enough
>other opportunities to learn to be organized. So, I did myself and
>them a favor and made it simple and unobtrusive. Hope you find what
>works best for you!
>
>HTH,
>
>Danielle
>
>On 5/15/13, Sherry Gomes <sherriola at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sean Paul
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:33 AM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Washing, How to Avoid Colours in Clothes Running 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>
> > To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > 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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