Help. How to wash wool tzitzis

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keym

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 8:57 am

No matter what I do, my husband and son's wool tzitzis shrink after washing. Horribly. To the point that the tzitzis don't fit after 2 months. And they were so expensive in the first place.
All you balebustas.
Can you please give me step by step instructions how to wash wool tzitzis and with what, how to drip dry them, etc
They don't need to be sparkling white. We're Litvish, and they wear them under their shirt. But it needs to get clean.

alef12

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 9:23 am

They need to be dry cleaned as far as I know

keym

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 7:32 pm

Bump.
Anyone who washes them.

mom!

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 7:43 pm

I’ve been washing them in a mesh bag and haven’t noticed that they shrunk.

Mail

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 7:45 pm

I scrub the stains with a soap bar and handwash it in cold water.

keym

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 7:47 pm

mom! wrote:

I’ve been washing them in a mesh bag and haven’t noticed that they shrunk.

You just put them in a mesh bag? Several in a bag or just 1?
Hand or machine?
Do you do anything to the strings?
How do you dry them?

qwerty4

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 7:53 pm

I Soak Tzitzis in cold water with a cup tide and 1/4 cup white brite (be careful, it’s strong). Soak for a half hour then hand wash and hang to dry.
Comes out beautiful.

Just_be_happy

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 8:13 pm

I pretreat the stains with oxi.

I wrap the strings in silverfoil so they don't get tangled or unravel.

I put them in the machine on a delicate setting, no/low spin, with reg detergent and white brite in the bleach dispenser.

I hang to dry and steam them when they are still slightly wet.

mom!

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 8:23 pm

keym wrote:

You just put them in a mesh bag? Several in a bag or just 1?
Hand or machine?
Do you do anything to the strings?
How do you dry them?

Each one is a separate mesh bag. Wash in the machine and then hang to dry.

mitzva

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 8:31 pm

I soak with tide or gain and oxiclean and some dawn.

hang to dry.

I iron around any stain that did not come off completely.

keym

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 11:23 pm

Ok. I sound ridiculous. I know
But I do this and they shrink.
So how do you hang tzitzis. Can someone describe the process.
I'm trying to figure out what I can do differently

YounginBP

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 11:33 pm

keym wrote:

Ok. I sound ridiculous. I know
But I do this and they shrink.
So how do you hang tzitzis. Can someone describe the process.
I'm trying to figure out what I can do differently

I do similar to qwerty.

Some more tips. Use cold/lukewarm water so the wool doesn't thicken. Don't soak too long cuz black lines will fade. Soak and rinse all by hand, no machine at all. Don't wring it, roll it up in a towel. Ironing can be done while wet.
Some ppl hang it up on hanger to drip into tub. I like towel method better.

HelloG

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 11:38 pm

keym wrote:

I found that most detergents, including regular standard laundry detergent, make it shrink. I went through so many until I settled on the farkas ready powder mixture and I follow exact instructions.

HelloG

Mon, Jun 13 2022, 11:40 pm

also, I put them in the machine on delicate after soaking for exactly an hour...
I put a white sock around all four tzitzis and put a rubber band around and then just cut it open after washing

mitzva

Tue, Jun 14 2022, 10:13 am

HelloG wrote:

I found that most detergents, including regular standard laundry detergent, make it shrink. I went through so many until I settled on the farkas ready powder mixture and I follow exact instructions.

where can I get farkas ready powder mixture?
thanks in advance.

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