How to wash stripes?
By Fleur
@Fleura (29129)
United Kingdom
March 6, 2017 7:54am CST
So we all know about separating the ‘laundry into whites’ and ‘coloureds’ to try to avoid making all the bright colours fade and making the whites that dull greyish washed-up colour – but what do you do with something that’s an equal mix?
I don’t know if there’s a right answer to this, I really don’t know what to do – sometimes I put things like this in with whites, and sometimes with dark colours. Anyone know which is best?
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
6 Mar 17
@CoralLevang There is only me to do it! The moggie doesn't want to know
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
6 Mar 17
@CoralLevang I've not done that myself, but I knew people who did that, while I was in the air force
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So you have to take the risk. In this case, I would wash with colour, so you do not risk to stain the white.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
6 Mar 17
As long as you are not using hot water and the colors are colorfast, I would use white. But I often make what I call a lights, which is for other lighter colors .
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Mar 17
I have not separated clothes by color in many years. I wash in cold water, all clothing together. The only time I had a problem was washing a red sweater that was new and it did turn white socks pink...but eventually the pink washed out. I do wash my towels by themselves and wash my sheets by themselves.
I don't own any striped clothing.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
6 Mar 17
I have that problem also. I guess it depends on if the dark stripes will bleed.
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