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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why must we turn our jeans inside out to wash them?

Washed jeans hang on a clothes line
In, out, turn them all about … jeans on a clothes line. Photograph: July Ko/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Why does my wife make me turn my jeans inside out before they go in the wash? She doesn’t know either. Paul Williams, Argyll

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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