Is it worth the effort?

I think clothes get dirty just waiting around to be washed. We seem to expend a lot of energy in the buying of clothes, looking at them, in catalogs, in store windows, online, but I don't feel enough is really out there about the washing of clothes. I am not sure I was properly prepared for this. Other than my mother assuring me that accidents happen and the best thing is to put it in cold water right away (these days, I usually chuck it out, hmmm, not sure I fully absorbed the lesson there) I am trying scrub up a lace long sleeve blouse. I swear I never noticed before but the black label has dyed some of the white fabric. I doused it in a combination of vinegar, Resolve, laundry degtergent, and Ajax powder. Nothing caught on fire. And it does seem less blue. If I get around to ironing it this might get worn this week.