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Kali

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Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 11:36 PM

Mar 2023

bleach whites and colorfast towels and sheets, though it is hard to find colorfast towels anymore. for dark color towels I wash in HOT water. (my water heater is gas and it is cranked up to "DANGEROUS" )

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Do you sort your laundry-whites, colors, towels, etc. Or do you put them all together to wash? [View all] debm55 Mar 2023 OP

I separate, I don't separate, I play it by ear Dalton555 Mar 2023 #1

My late mom used to use a liquid called "bluing"... 3catwoman3 Mar 2023 #7

Baking powder? Never heard of that one. judesedit Mar 2023 #10

My new jeans I just bought says to dry clean. I am not paying to dry clean jeans. I washed them debm55 Mar 2023 #29

Lol. I always sort mine. The whites stay whiter for me that way. judesedit Mar 2023 #2

My husband stuffs them all together. debm55 Mar 2023 #3

Well, in defence of hubby....at least he's helping out with the laundry judesedit Mar 2023 #9

Darker colors together, and pale stuff together. 3catwoman3 Mar 2023 #4

Yes, I separate clothing that is worn below the waist from other articles. TexasTowelie Mar 2023 #12

Good way to put it. judesedit Mar 2023 #13

I just live naked 100% of the time, and have things delivered to me Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #5

Lol judesedit Mar 2023 #14

Wash them all together - can't remember the last time I worried about colors bleeding. nt Nittersing Mar 2023 #6

Agreed. But- daughter lives in UK and things bleed over there. vanlassie Mar 2023 #18

All Together ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #8

My clothes are worn out before they need washing, so it is a non-issue. Chainfire Mar 2023 #11

All together. tblue37 Mar 2023 #15

Don't really have any "whites" other than socks... Wounded Bear Mar 2023 #16

Mostly lighter stuff/mostly darker stuff/mostly grungy stuff. yonder Mar 2023 #17

I used to separate years ago but not any more. Karma13612 Mar 2023 #19

Whites, colors, and bedding separately. Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #20

I separate them. sinkingfeeling Mar 2023 #21

I used to have special cloths that stopped running of dyes onto other clothes by absorbing them Meowmee Mar 2023 #22

I'm a guy who does my laundry once a week. Not enough whites to separate to use bleach. panader0 Mar 2023 #23

I wash everything together at tap temp Skittles Mar 2023 #24

Sort 'em of course CloudWatcher Mar 2023 #25

All together, cold wash, line dry. we can do it Mar 2023 #26

I crudely separate. Laffy Kat Mar 2023 #27

Stayed with my BIL & SIL during fire evac & had to insist on doing my own laundry. He stuffs all in Hekate Mar 2023 #28

I'm a nut on sorting laundry. Scottie Mom Mar 2023 #30

sort Kali Mar 2023 #31