Washing desi clothes

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I generally hand-wash my shalwar qameez because the colors aren’t fast and I’m also afraid the dryer will shrink them. Except there are some clothes that I need to wash and I’m just not getting the time to do it. Can I just get them dry-cleaned? They’re just regular ghar ke kapray, nothing fancy on them.

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koii maasii rakh leN...:) oops, you are in Boston! ok, take one piece of clothing and take a risk...see if dry cleaning will work.

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As long as they are not super fancy ones, you can wash them in the washing machine on the lowest temperature possible. I do that and they have been fine. Dont mix your ordinary clothes with them and obviosly keep darks and lights seperate. :)

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wouldn't dry-cleaning be a bit expensive for ghar kay kapray?
when this happens to me I simply fill the bathroom basin with soapy water and rinse out a single outfit per night. this goes really quick and easy as compared to finding the time to do a whole stack.

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Thank you for the replies and advice.

Muzna, I like the idea of just doing it one piece of clothing at a time, that will definitely make it more manageable. But I just have so much studying to do that just the thought of doing laundry when I get home is exhausting! :) Do you think it'll be safe to dry-clean them, just this once?

MissFreudian, this is a really silly question, but will your advice work even with the commercial washing machines? As in the machines in the building's laundry room? I seem to remember someone telling me that these machines are too harsh on regular clothes like these, which is why I was hesitating.

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I’m sure that it would be okay to dry clean…just make sure that you tell the clerk at the dry cleaners that the fabric may not be colour-fast. They will take special care.

Also…I remember there being a product that you can use at home called “Dryel”

This lets you “dry clean” clothing at home by just putting it in the dryer for 30 minutes. Could save you a bundle…