Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer

had to giggle at this--when you think about it, it certainly is gross--but having had men in my house all my life that work outside (and frequently use hankerchiefs), the hankerchiefs are sometimes not the grossest thing going through the laundry. Work clothes sometimes need to be run through a prewash and then a long wash cycle with double rinses. Kind of like cloth diapers.