Off the hook

The daily debate: Do I really have time to “fine wash” my “fine washables”? Or do I throw them in the washing machine with the rest of the not-so-fines and hope for the best? Let’s just say that I’ve had to pull out the pliers more than once to try to reconfigure those little pieces of frayed metal into something that resembles a hook. But never again! Throw your fine washables into a pillowcase, knot it, and into the washer they go. They’ll come out just as fine as they were when you began (only cleaner).