This may sound so silly but I have some laundry questions ...

Use a color safe bleach and, if those multicolored dish towels have already been washed before, you should be good to go on putting them in with the other “whites”.

It’s only laundry. Don’t stress about it. Just separating the colors should be fine.

Mostly I just worry about putting like colors together in the washing machine (unless there is something VERY delicate) and I just separate the lighter weight items from the heavy ones when drying.

By the way get one of those mesh lingerie bags for sweaters, bras, anything you have to be careful with. It serves two purposes 1. it will protect the garment from getting mishaped during the agitation cycle when washing, and 2. you can easily pick the items out before you accidently throw them in the dryer and ruin them.

I put my light colored kitchen towels in with all my other light things.

What is the dish drying mat made from? If cloth or spongy stuff just put it in with the rest.

@Buttonstc : the dish drying mat is kinda spongy… so I was thinking it could go with the lights.

Thanks to the rest of you, I guess I probably shouldn’t stress over this, it seems so silly!! thank youuuu.

The biggest stressor is red, red runs. I wish my husband would stop buying red, maroon, and burgundy clothing.

Oh, and if it is a commercial dryer know that they are usually MUCH hotter than one you might have at home.

I normally separate by color and weight. Wouldn’t want a lace panty getting beat around by a heavy towel. And I only wash in cold so that nothing shrinks.

You can wash light colored sheets and towels together and dark colored sheets and towels together. Use hot water to wash, warm or cold to rinse. The detergent, along with the heat from the washing and drying should kill any germs.

That about covers it, except your kitchen items may impart the kitchen smells to your bath items. I always wash mine separtely for this reason.

I wash my towels in with my whites because they ARE white. My white & beige unders & bras go in there, too…in a lingerie bag.

I sort mine first color and then again by hygienic concerns. Ie: No towels with undies and certainly no kitchen towels.

I don’t worry about mixing sheets with my lights or mixing different types of towels with other loads but I do try to keep fabric weights and dry time in mind.

You can really cook some lighter items if they are in the same load with heavy towels or jeans.

My only hard and fast rule is not to mix underwear with anything I’m going to use on things that go in my mouth. There’s a reason the mouth and the butt are on opposite ends!

I do 4 loads of laundry. Whites, darks/neutrals, reds (pink, orange, brown,) and my kid’s clothes. I’m not extremely strict about it either. It’s all about how much can I fit in one load, generally. Black items can be thrown in with darks or reds if there’s room. If I’m not bleaching, then I can add some neutrals to the white load.

I don’t separate towels and bedding from clothing. I make a point not to buy anything with special care instructions. Everything gets thrown in together, as long as they’re like colors.

You’ll develop your own method. I’d recommend just not sticking reds and new clothing with bright colors in with lighter laundry for the time being. You’ll get into a groove and do what works for you.