How often do you wash tzitzis?

Posted: Mon, May 12 2008, 4:29 pm Post subject:

Not as often as I should!!

when my dh starts having to look for his tzitzis in the morning for more than 30 seconds Smile

Posted: Mon, May 12 2008, 4:58 pm Post subject:

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

you have to wash tzitis ?

Posted: Mon, May 12 2008, 5:15 pm Post subject:

I finally washed a whole bunch of dh's tzitzis when I realized he was going to the dirty pile to find a "clean" pair. Embarassed

Diamond Member Joined: Nov 27 2006 Posts: 4760

I wash my son whos 5 tzitzis after he wears them when he takes them off they go straight into the laundry along with everything else he is wearing.
my husband I wash whenever he decides to put them in the laundry and once in a while is when I see them on the dresser at night I put them in the laundry.

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 30 2006 Age: 28 Posts: 8702

DH hand washes his tzitzis once a week.
My son's tzitzis I wash every 3-4 days of wear, usually when the other pair comes out of the laundry, so he can always have a pair available.
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it sounds LIke some ladies hand wash and some launder...

which is better?

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

Some also dry clean !

not in my budget..does laundering mess up the strings.

Posted: Mon, May 12 2008, 7:55 pm Post subject:

dhs shabbos ones gets send to the cleaners when his mother starts yelling something like, why do I think I see green on your tzitis. during the week he wears cotton ones and he changes like every 2weeks, I think, its ontop of his undershirt
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Platinum Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 8518

Well I wash dh's whenever he puts them in the laundry. I just put them in a lingerie bag and hang dry. Very easy, very quick and very cheap. Dh has lots of tzitzis though. He wears cotton during the week and wool on shabbos. Oh and mesh on the bike (those get washed right after they're worn! Laughing

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Diamond Member Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 4037

I wash my 4 yr old's all the time - they always come home smelly! I put them in a mesh washing bag (sometimes called a "lingerie bag") and throw 'em right in.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 10 2006 Posts: 6565

I soak in a hot water/oxy clean mix, then rinse/wring, and hang to dry...

Not as often as they need either.
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Diamond Member Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 4037

yes, yes! hang them up to dry!!! very good point!
dryers + tzitsis = bad news.

I just used a rubber band on the strings of the tzitzis for the first time and it worked like a charm Thumbs Up

, no tangling. My dh appreciated it too because I usually give it to him to untangle Laughing

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