Well, how do the manufacturers get the fabric so clean in the first place? Or don't they? SF Gray wrote: > We absolutely do not ever launder the gloves. No matter what kind of > detergent you use, there may be some residue. and our water here in the > southwest is very hard, thus we don't know what kinds of minerals might be > left on the gloves. Why risk it? Brand new gloves are fairly > inexpensive. When they get soiled, we throw them away or give them to a > staff member who takes them home washes them and then uses them to polish > her furniture. > > SF Gray > Executive Director > 390th Memorial Museum > http://www.390th.org > > [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > I'd be very interested to hear how other people wash their white cotton > > gloves. Do you use commercial laundry detergents and domestic machines > > or, hand washing in some speacialised wasing formula. > > > > Mark Clayton > >