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Originally Posted by Mama Black Widow
Dear Pookie,
What gets blood out of cotton?
Respectively,
Mama Black Widow.
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I've had experience with a lot of blood stains, and nothing works better than Dove brand bath soap (the white bar). It's best not to use warm or hot water on stains, but Dove soap takes out stains that are dried up, hard and even stains that have been soaked in hot water. Just put the stain under running warm water, scrub with the soap, rinse, and it's gone. If the stain is not large, it's not even necessary to throw the clothing into the wash after being cleaned with the soap.
Of course, if you don't have Dove soap, you can simply wash the stain under cold water with normal soap. You can also use an old toothbrush to scrub the stain with hydrogen peroxide. However, peroxide will take the color off clothing and doesn't remove it immediately. You will still have to throw it in the wash and scrub it yourself, though the peroxide helps a little.
Or alternatively, take the precaution of wearing red clothes as often as possible (and I see from your picture, you've thought of that already!).