Robe Washing Tip

H.H. the Dalai Lama wearing a long zen.
Do you have a very long robe, such as a full length zen (Tibetan monastic shawl, about 5 yards long), that gets all twisted up when you put it in a washing machine? And then it strangles other things and stuff doesn't get dry when you put it in the dryer? And even if it's a little bit dry it's all creased? Today I finally figured out how to prevent that.

I folded the robe over once, and then again, and then pinned the corners with safety pins. It worked. When I pulled things out of the dryer, the robe wasn't all twisted into a knot.

Now, the next problem: How to get oil out of cloth? It's almost as hard as getting attachment out of the mind.


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  1. AnonymousMarch 21, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Dawn dishwashing liquid.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    "While the pace may only just be picking up at Samsung, product localization is nothing new for that company, either: In 2002, the company introduced a "sari" cycle in its washing machines, designed to prevent the traditional six-yard garment from getting tangled with other clothes." http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4338

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