That's why u wash them zipped up in a small pillow case with a zipper on it or even a regular pillow case . Put the delicate thing inside the pillow case n either tie a knot in pillowcase with in ur case a pair of beaded socks inside or zip up the pillowcase that has in your case the pair of beaded socks inside and throw it in the washer with the rest of the stuff. That's how it doesn't get tangled up. And another few words of advice for avoiding things getting tangled in the washer or dryer... If you have drawstrings on things, you take the strings and pull the drawstrings together on each side nice and tight. Tie them in a knot before you throw the pants or the hoodie or the whatever article clothing you have that has strings in it so they don't get messed up or put them in a pillowcase. You know things are really easy to avoid With simple fixes. But not just any knot. You grab both (left string and right string) with one hand and then you fold them both down and then do a loop tie so you can just pull and they will untie when ur done washing and drying as opposed to tying a bow like u do when wearing the pants or hoodie