OH NO IT CAN'T BUT IT IS ....

[Jessie]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LAUNDRY DAY HOW DID THIS HAPPPEN TO ME!!!!!!!

Ok, Calm down after all it's just a washing machine now how do I was this bra. Let's see hand wash, WHAT! you have got to be kidding this is the 21st centry and it tells me hand wash it what are in the stone age why can't I just throw it into the washing machine with rest of my cloths the same color. And how do go about hand washing an item like this? (realy how some one please)


Now I got this dress with an odd cleaning label
95% Cotton 5% elastane/spandex
Machine wash warm (ok understand that)
do not bleach (what's bleach)
Warm Iron (Is that that thing from the monoply game)
Dryclean (what am I made of money)
Dry flat (well how else do dry things)

Contiued
reshape while damp
do not tumble dry
dry away from direct sunlight

Now that you know something about some clothes I could use advice on doing the laundry with these items in particulare.

[DonnaT]

You can wash the bra on your sink with a product called Woolite. You can also wash it in the machine by putting it in a lingerie bag.

Hang on a hanger to dry.

As for the Dress, I very strongly urge you to have it dry cleaned.

do not bleach (what's bleach)

Bleach is a whitening agent. I know you've heard of Clorox.

Warm Iron (Is that that thing from the monoply game)

There a number of settings on the iron for different heat ranges. Warm means the highest temp that will take out the wrinkles without melting the spandex. Which setting that would be, no clue. Dry clean it.

Dryclean (what am I made of money)

Hey, if you can afford the dress you can afford to have it cleaned
Doesn't cost that much and when you consider all your labor if you did it yourself, and running the chance of ruining it, you'll come out cheap in the long run. Doesn't have to be dry cleaned everytime you wear it, unless you sweat like I do.

Dry flat (well how else do dry things)

Means do not hang dry, lie flat means horizontally. There is a trick to it, and I'm not telling

reshape while damp

Means that it will wrinkle after washing and drying, so you need to take the warm iron to it and try to get it back to its original shape. Ha good luck on that

do not tumble dry

Do not put in dryer (that thing that usually sits adjacent to the washer).

dry away from direct sunlight

Do not hang dry outside, nor let the sun shine on it when drying it flat inside.

DRY CLEAN IT

[CJ]

Hi all,

Jessie,

Although Donna pretty much covered it all (and well), you might find this site useful:

http://www.textileaffairs.com/c-common.htm#wash

Love,
CJ

[Jadeanne]

Hi all,

The real moral of the story is before buying, READ THE CARE LABEL. My wife will not buy anything new that is "Dry Clean Only".

The drying instructions for one of my crinkled broomstick skirts is to twist it around, secure the ends with rubber bands and tie it into a loose knot to dry to preserve the crinkled appearance.

My wife is the laundry expert in our house and washes some delicate things using the gentle cycle on the machine. We don't have a dryer - she doesn't want one and thinks that hanging clothing to dry helps them last longer.

Once in a while Maid Jadeanne goes down to the cellar to gather the clothes off the indoor lines, fold them, put them in a basket, and take them upstairs. Ahh, the sound of heels on the concrete floor.

Jadeanne

[Jessie]

I was doing this half as a joke (yes I know what and iron is) and half as what to do whith the odd products that have such stricket instructions.

DonnaT
This dress did not cost that much something around 5 or 6 dollors from a second hand store but yes I belive I will take it to a dry cleaner. I wonder if I can put it together with lump laundry or does it need specific instructions? I have several jackets I would like to dryclean (including my old high-school lettermans jacket(still fits))

Thanks for all the advice but I do think talking about how do special laudries is a great discussion espical those (like me) who are used to throwing everything into a washing machine.

Jessie

[Terri(SO)]

Jessie,
Your first post on this thread gave me such a chuckle!
Anybody who has "pinked" all the light colored clothes by accident should be able to relate.

[Jassmine(SO)]

Hi Jessie

with Terrie Thanks for the good giggle

*Hugs & Love*