honestly - do you wash bras by hand?

[bluefoxmug]

just got a couple of new ones.
label says handwash only.
I have never handwashed a bra before. mesh-bag and in with it all.

Nope. 34J here pricey and so the wire would wreck the machine though - in mesh bags on a handwash cycle

I've always chucked them in the washing machine. They're expensive but I can't be arsed washing them by hand. They still last years even when battered by the machine. I do use a wash bag for them so that no zips catch/pull the bra fabric.

I put them in the washing machine by hand, does that count? I just put them on a 30 min wash cycle, or one for delicates. I used to wash my bras by hand, but my health has decreased and I can no longer stand at a sink to hand-wash clothes.

I also put mine in a pillowcase. Despite being clean (I hope) white bras always got grubby which wouldn't come out with handwashing. I did learn on MN though that you can't see red through white so now I wear red bras instead of white ones.

No! Never have, never will. I put them on the delicates wash. Always seems fine

I thought they were labelled handwash because the underwires are liable to damage washing machines if they get stuck through the holes in the drum? A friend who worked for a bra retailer has dealt with numerous complaints about underwired bras damaging washing machines. One of mine once somehow got stuck between the seal and the glass door, it was on a fast spin and I only noticed when it got so hot it was glowing orange and left a gouge in the glass, so mine have all been handwashed ever since.

I was also told at a bra fitting that the underwire can get twisted out of shape when sloshing about in a machine, even in a lingerie bag. Which is annoying as mine are all £35+ and need to last a while 😁

Nope

If the problem is the wires it surely isn’t beyond possible to make the wires detachable? Stupid irritating bra people

As a person of large norkage I do hand wash them but that's because at £40 for a decent branded bra I'm not going to risk it.
Any washing machines don't like bras and bras don't like washing machines.

Of course not. I don’t wash them more than once a week though

Mesh bag, delicates programme.

TBH mine are just chucked in the washing machine

I chuck mine in the wash with everything else. I've got fried eggs and mostly wear bralets or crop top styles so I've got v few underwire bras that I wear regularly. There is a handwashing programme on my machine but I cant remember the last time I used it.. possibly for something wool.(obvs not a bra!)

Nope

God no!

Wow I'm way behind, wasn't aware of mesh bags

Most of my bras are 'hand wash only' but I've never had washed in in my life. They get out on a normal wash but if it's an especially expensive or delicate one I put it in a mesh bag.

*I've never hand washed

Also realising that now I am aware of mesh bags can't see why they are needed.

Nope. Despite being large of nork and expensive, they go in at 40 degs, no mesh bag, tumble dried. Seem to last absolutely fine (Panache Tango II)

I hand wash all of mine! They've all got wires and loads of padding though so think the machine would ruin them.

Ain't nobody got time for dat

No. Just bung them in the machine. They hold up well. I wouldn't put one in if the wires were starting to come out.

No way. I’m a 32H and buy expensive bras but I just chuck them in the normal wash. Quicker and I always think hand washing doesn’t get anything quite as clean.