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Like do not tumble dry, so many of our clothes are just that and when I tried that even on cool cycle the items shrunk. :-(

I have seen " hand wash only. Cold water" ..... children's clothing

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White clothes..........................that say Dry Clean Only!

:-(

Dry flat, out of direct sunlight.

I get out the clotheshorse, spread out the garment & hope it doesn't drip too much.

:-(

Hand wash only....... forget that.... they go in a lingerie bag, then in the washing machine.

Nothing to do with the thread, but............


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"Wool - Machine washable"

It may be possible to use the machine but it still shrinks! :-|

I don't understand why anyone would set their washing machine at 40 degrees.
Surely it would look neater in line with all the other kitchen units.

Is it true that washing machines in the UK do not have a cold water setting?

I wash everything in cold water. Machine washable woolies go into a lingerie bag, that helps keep their shape.

DH's gardening clothes (they get some horrible things on them) are also washed in cold water (I don't care about the stains), and the final rinse has 1/4 cup of vinegar with a few drops of teatrea oil.

I get most stains out using nappy soak (really good for the white socks DH wears to golf).

I think it is true LadyScozz and we don't have suitable washing liquid or powder for cold water washing. :-0

I make my washing powder now that I have found out how to and a tablespoon of that in a 30c wash does the job for us.

I do love your posts Sharron Xx

Only you could find a recipe for washing powder! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Tell us Sharron! Please! Pretty Please! With a cherry on top :-D

I doubt if the washing powder has a cherry on top. That would stain your clothes ;-)

Nappy soak will get it out :-D

Antique Delph - Microwave safe.

1cup white vinegar

1cup washing soda

1cup bicarb

The recipe says to use half a cup of liquid soap but I use the ends of old bars of soap or a cheap bar from Poundland.

This I grind up, you can do this by scraping it apart with a knife. Something to do in front of the tele.

First time I just used the scrapings but last time I dissolved it in some boiling water.

Any road out, you put the dry stuff in a big bowl and tip the white vinegar on and the liquid soap. It will fizz like a good 'un!

Give it a good mix and, if you have dissolved the soap in water, it will form a sort of curd with a lot of water which you tip away immediately.

Leave the bowl somewhere warm if you can for it to dry out. Mash up the curd every day if you remember and after a few days it will be possible to mash it in to a powder.

I think you can add borax substitute if you want it for whites but I haven't tried that.

I find it better to use about a tablespoonful and put it straight into the drum rather than the dispenser.

I won't bother to tell you anything in future! Not if you don't bother to read it!!!!!

Cherry on top indeed.

My washing machine has a cold water setting, although it calls it "minimum".

My sister lives in Canada and I was surprised when she said that Canadian machines don't heat the water. If you want a hot wash you put hot water from your boiler into it.

Thankyou Sharron...... a bag of cherries coming your way.

Wondering where to get washing soda

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A member (can't remember who) had an avatar that was a label from a child's garment.......... washing instructions stated to remove the child before washing.


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Mine has an 'economy wash' - which I mistakenly though was the same as a half wash - it isn't - it's a cold wash.