-----I took my 90 yrs young Dad out to buy new pants the other day ago-he will not try anything on at the store - he does not want to end up on the ''Walmart Web'' The next morning he tried on a pair and they fit so he left them on no matter how much I told him that they needed washed at least a couple times-they were that stiff- he said they are brand new and clean. By lunch time he was in his old pants and wanted to know how to make the burning feeling go away from his knees up. I got him a bottle of Corn Huskers to apply -of course this is a crazy old wives tale remedy-but after saying I'd go get my youngest sister-he went in and within 10 minutes he says 'OK you were right about the pants and the corn stuff'' I ended up washing them 2prs of pants 3 times-then I poured a 1/2 bottle of Downey in the 4th time and let them soak for 1 1/2 days -after the5th complete washing they stopped bleeding and soften up. I don't think I've ever worked so hard to make new clothing wearable.

If it has to be dry cleaned, I don't buy it. I always wash any new clothes we buy, also any new sheets and towels, but never any of my quilt fabric.

Interesting.

I remember those stiff denim jeans that had to be washed several times - back in an old Maytag wringer washing machine - before they were soft enough to wear.

They always had to be washed with dark blues or separately because they never quit losing color.

Can you imagine working in the factories where the fabric was woven and the jeans sewn?

I have allergies so I wash everything as that is what my doctor told me to do as new fabric from overseas has formaldehyde in it to protect it from bugs and moisture on the ship in being shipped anyway that is what my doctor told me plus she said many other chemicals I guess it is just not like the days when things were U.S. made

Yep, I wash pretty much anything that comes in the door. Fabric, clothes, sheets. Anything that fits in the washer, gets washed!

Same here - a friend of mine used to work in the HDLee/Vanity Fair factory that we had in our town (now in Mexico) and she has told "horror" stories of what all goes on in the factories. Why use a Kleenex when a pile of blouse fronts are on your table!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I wash everything I bring into our home before using for whatever the case may be, even linen. Especially from estate sales and thrift stores.

I wash everything I buy (clothing) because like you I don't know what is on them.

I'm not a stickler for washing new clothes except for infants. All infant/toddler new clothes should be washed. At school age I wasn't so fussy. All underwear is washed first.