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I would not worry about 'color catchers' ...but I have tried in the past to wash/dry first then de-construct- I found I had much better results when I took the garments apart first- remove linings, cut away seams, remove any zippers, buttons, clasps- when I tried it with the garment intact the linings and seams really crumpled, pulled, skewed- kind of made it much more difficult to deal with after the fact. now, when I come home with wool garments I just grab my favorite scissors, a 'trash bag', a container to catch buttons, what evers; and cut everything apart- I start with removing buttons, zippers- then turn garment inside out- and cut off all the seams- then remove the linings & toss them (unless its a material I think I may have use for later) I wind up with some pretty large pieces to work with- these I toss into the wash...when they are all done they are ready to use immediately from the dryer.