In the spirit of full disclosure, I purchased this bag not for laundry but to hold a music stand and trumpet/flugelhorn stand.  What sold me on this bag was the carrying strap and the description that it was extra heavy duty.  Well, it really isn't what I would call extra heavy duty or even just heavy duty.  The fabric is fairly thin.  However, the strap is still a selling point for me.  My fear is over time the not so blunt edges of the music stand may poke through the fabric.  We'll see.