I bought some more fabric this weekend and decided to try something different. I took one of my plastic containers and put it into the bathtub. Filled with warm water and laundry detergent (I use All free) Anyway I placed the fabric in the container, hand agitated it with gloves on. Squeezed the water out, dumped the container rinsed until clear. This actually took less time and water than if I had run it through a whole cycle. I bought a couple cheap white terrycloth towels at dollar discount store. through the fabric in with the towels into the dryer. The towels were still white. When I took them out. Pressed them off a little and they look like I just purchased them. Best part no smell and no bleed.