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dh and I are having a dispute over which wash my lovely black and white top should go in.

Aibu to say b/w items go in with the light wash? probably a light wash consisting of dh’s white socks

I have had bad experiences so would not put in with white but wouldn't put in with black either 🙈

Maybe hand-wash see how much black comes out before a machine wash!

Light wash. Presumably the dark bits on your top are colourfast and sticking in in with a load of darks is a bit risky.

I would wash with either and use a color catch sheet.

@dottyp0104 so where does it go 🤯

I would do exactly the same as @whoops

I’d stick it in a dark wash with a colour catcher.

Pfft everything just gets chucked in together in this household. I've never bothered with light/dark washes and have never had an issue.

I save things like this up. Like white tops with dark patterns or a few dresses I have with white collars and cuffs and do together with a colour catcher sheet.

I ruined a black dress with white collar after washing it on its own and the black ran into the collar. Always use a collar catcher sheet now

See, that's the problems you get, when you separate your laundry. I wash everything together, give a shit about colors ... makes life so much easier ;)

I'd put it in with coloured things which I've had a while and don't expect to run.

@smartplay - but.... it all goes grey

I put mine in with old coloured towels

Light wash, or the white bits will look dirty after a while.

The introduction of washing with colours has added a whole new dimension to our argument. We may now band together and round on anyone who has made this suggestion

Light wash, or the white bits will look dirty after a while

But won't the white bits catch 'grey' from the black stripes anyway?

This problem is also solved by not having anything white. Far too much hassle.

We have a stripes/mixed colour block wash here 🙈 . 2 colour catchers to be safe.

Although I separate out blues/greens, pinks/reds and then yellows, as well as dark and whites

@flouncy see my reasoning is that I’ll put them in with dh’s socks and pants (not mine).

He has far too many so it may be a bit of a two birds one stone thing

We have a stripes/mixed colour block wash here 🙈 . 2 colour catchers to be safe.

This. Although normally one colour catcher.

Can't you just wash a top or jumper by hand, in some soapy warm water. Lots of things should not go in washing machines,as they don't need all that time being sloshed around for ages.

I don't ever remember having a washing machine discussion with anyone either, it must be very exciting.

I would put it with the darks on the grounds only the white bits of that could get ruined, and probably would anyway, rather than risk all my lights.

I separate red/pink/purple/orange from lights and darks

I’d put it on a cold wash

All depends on what material it is, and how expensive it was.