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Urgent laundry help, rehearsal dinner tomorrow. Can I combine several items in a cold wash?

Asked by Elumas (3170points) January 14th, 2010

I’m going to a rehearsal dinner tomorrow night and the sweater I want to wear is dirty, I also have several other items I want to take with me on the trip (jeans, white tee, & blue cotton button down)

Can I combine all of these into one wash on cold? I’m mainly worried about the cotton sweater.

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faye's avatar

I wouldn’t wash you white tee with coloreds and i wouldn’t want to ruin the sweater by your jeans. But this is a woman talking. If I had to work tomorrow, I’d do it. Throw a couple of towels in for protection to the sweaters.

Darwin's avatar

If your sweater is red, wash it by itself or with other red things. If your sweater is blue then it can go in with the jeans and shirt. The blue jeans and the blue shirt can definitely be washed together, and unless the jeans are brand new, you can probably wash the tee with them as long as you are using cold water.

What color is the sweater?

smack's avatar

Yes, yes, yes, you can. I’ve done it plenty of times. Just make sure the water is ice cold.

PandoraBoxx's avatar

Wash the sweater separately, and everything else together. You will want to dry the sweater at a lower heat for longer so it doesn’t shrink. Everything else can dry together.

lonelydragon's avatar

If possible, wash the jeans separately so that they don’t rough up your other clothes. As long as none of the items are new and the sweater isn’t red, it’s probably safe to wash the shirts together.

Elumas's avatar

thanks guys I washed took @PandoraBoxx‘s advice and it went off without a hitch :)

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