do you sort your washing in colours, even though the items are so old they wont run?

[EleanorReally]

will they run?

Buy Persil colour washing powder or liquid. You can wash all colours together, no need to sort

Other powders should be available, just buy the colour one

People are really making a lot more work for themselves on this thread

Well, I do three small loads of 30m each because I find it more effective, especially with the laundry egg, to clean smaller amounts rather than everything in together. It is quicker than the single large load too.

The only thing different about "colour" washing powder is it doesn't contain bleach.

It amazes me that people still separate colours! I do towels, bedding and underwear on 60 and everything else gets chucked in together and washed on 30. The only time I separate colours is if I have brand new jeans or something that are very dark. Then I'll wash them separately the first couple of times only. There's really no need to separate colours once they've been washed a couple of times!

There's really no need to separate colours once they've been washed a couple of times!

it's up to you. I disagree.

I wouldn't wash my bras at 60 either, and neither would I wash most of the clothes at 30. I do a load or 2 every day anyway, so in term of the amount of wash and work, it makes 0 difference if clothes are separated anyway. 🤷

The only thing different about "colour" washing powder is it doesn't contain bleach.

I think they may also contain a cellulase, which removes surface dulling from cottons.

Nope, everything goes in together even the whites. I've never had any issues with colours running, and the whites come out bright as new.

I honestly didn't think people separated stuff anymore either, I must have some kind of laundry charm as I've never once had any colours run

I bung everything in at 40, unless anyone is poorly. We all look, and smell, clean

I've never seperated anything, it all goes in together on a cold wash. And never had a problem yet.

Yes, except when my DD brings out her uniform at 8pm on a Sunday evening. Then it all goes in together.

There are three white school shirts that go into a wash with a few white and ‘colour’ tees, a colour catch sheet, and some vanish. Everything else gets separated by load type - so towels/bedding/jeans/jersey and so on.

Past 8pm on Sunday all bets are off though, and any offerings get lobbed into the machine with a couple of colour catchers and a fervent hope for the best. :o

Colour Catchers. Saves time, money, energy & sanity!

Yep we do.

Whites and yellows including towels
Colours
Darks
My uniforms
Bedding

I do

Found out OH doesnt when I pulled what was my brand new brilliant white top out of the washing machine. Its nit a funny shade of greying blue.

Men.

I separate everything.
Whites, pastels, strong colours etc...
Whites also get oxi blasted and if something unexpectedly is in with the whites and turns them off brilliant white, I will throw them, as really have a thing about dingy whites, they look dirty..
Funny thing is , I am an untidy bugger, hate housework, prefer my dressmaking and being outside, but washing is my almost OCD weakness.

Yes. Whites, lights and dark wash. Bed sheets and towels on their own.

I was once so traumatised by the sight of a neighbours washing line full of greying or yellowish whites that I always separate and have done for years.

Aside from that everything takes its chances.

Ladies, we need to check if Colour Catchers contain plastic, as per wipes in general, I suspect they do, so no longer use them and have always separated colours/whites anyway.
And as mentioned on here before, a very hot wash for anything vaguely stretchy is doing it no favours.. the stretch dies.

Whites. (If we had any)
Dark
Bright
Sheets
Shirts

Are how we sort things.

my sheets dont ask for a hot wash, it says 40 degrees, so i dont do any hot washes.

I wash sheets at 60 degrees because DD has eczema.

Gosh this makes me feel quite the slattern

No I don’t. If something is bright red for instance I’d wash it a few times with other colours (no separating darks and lights here) before it would go in a wash with a white work shirt for instance, but that’s as far as I go. The white work shirts are still very white btw.

Yes, I separate, I use different powders/liquids too.
Lots of different washes here, some hot and long, some cold, some at 40 degrees. Depends on colour and fabric type.

Also have a wash for delicates /woollen stuff. DD has a lot osf skimpy dance wear and my mother wears a lot of wool, so they need a delicate wash.

I wash everything together. The only thing I do separately is jeans wash and wool wash. Never had a problem!