Making your own color catchers
08-16-2012, 08:23 AM
#11
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Originally Posted by Ilovemydogs
Check out this website. She has a lot of great tips but this article caught my eye! Something to try.
http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/...html#more-7240
http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/...html#more-7240
08-16-2012, 09:50 AM
#12
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Location: Lewiston, Maine
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zote laundry soap
Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
My Bounce color catchers come out gray with dark fabrics. As for the laundry detergent, I've been making mine for over a year with no issues on the towels and seems to get the dirt out of our clothes. I do have to admit that we don't work outside or in heavy dirt producing industries. The towels are still very absorbent. I wonder if it has to do with the water? Or that I use Zote laundry soap? Anyway, I like the idea of it.
08-17-2012, 07:03 PM
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About 10 years ago I heard on some TV show that you could use a white terry cloth hand towel to catch the loose color. Nothing was said about soda ash. I threw them in the wash and reused them for a couple of years. When they got really bad, I replaced them with some other old towels. Works great for me.
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