Laundry Bags to Prevent Clothes Damage

We have a few different laundry bags. I have always used them for delicate pieces - back in the day when I was working all of my stockings went in them. When the pandemic started we also had two small bags to wash cloth face masks. As of late it seems that Tshirts get wrecked in the washing machine. Between the washer and the dryer there are all sorts of little holes that start to appear - usually around the mid section of the shirt. So my husband started to hand wash these items. But that seemed ridiculous to keep up with and the dripping shirts created a mess. So I looked for some laundry bags that would be large enough to stuff a few t shirts in so we could kill a few birds with one stone. We found some 24x24 inch pouches that looked good. So we ordered  up four of them and they arrived this week. We haven’t used the bags yet but based on past history I’m sure that they will work out well. So we hung them on the hooks on the door of the stacked washer and dryer. If we had a laundry room like we used to when we lived in the Midwest none of this would be an issue. We had a wash basin and racks to hang wet garments on. Here, in our small condo, we have a closet. It beats what we had on Capitol Hill but isn’t the best set up. So let’s hope it was worth it. At least it’s a lot less messy. 

Tenrai Laundry bags

When I worked it was customary to wear pantyhose. That was back in the day when people “dressed” differently - particularly in the hospital and hospital office settings. When I worked at the Library of Congress I wore hose there too - but towards the end I quit. The summer months were overkill. In order to avoid hand washing, I got a laundry bag from the Container Store to put them in so they wouldn’t get destroyed in the washing machine. Other “delicates” were added for the same reason. Now with all the face coverings and cloth masks it’s getting to be a hassle to hand wash those. So I checked out Amazon for a medium size bag and found a Tenrai option that had both a medium and a larger size bag. My husband oftentimes has a shirt or something that he wants to protect in the wash. It seems most of any purchase we make lately is virus related - soap for the Simple Human automatic soap dispenser, soap dishes, plastic sheeting for the “decontamination” area in the foyer, paper towels holders, and an assortment of other things one can’t get at the grocery store. So the laundry bags were hung on the hooks on the door of the washer/dryer for the next load of face masks. After walking in the heat they get pretty soggy and we definitely wouldn’t wear them again without washing. That goes for pantyhose too.