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Cheap Cold-Water Wash
I wash my wool sweaters, skirts and blankets in cold water (either by hand or in the washing machine depending on how delicate the item is) with sudsy household ammonia, which I buy at my grocery store. I use an amount similar to the amount of laundry detergent I would use for that size load, being careful to add the ammonia to the water first to dilute, and then adding the items to be washed. I have done this for years and it works wonders for me! (To be on the safe side and because ammonia can alter the color of some dyes, always pretest. Never mix ammonia with chlorine bleach, as doing so creates toxic fumes.) — Sister Mary Catherine...