What to do when you've put too much detergent into your washing machine

Today I've decided to wash my curtains and did a big mistake of not measuring how much liquid detergent to put in the washer.  I put too much into it, and water started to leak out during the rinsing process!  Good thing the leak was only minimal and didn't lead to flooding (whew!)

I have a front load washing machine, and a little foam was seeping out of the door.  I decided to turn the machine off and on to start a new rinsing cycle.  Water then started to leak out again.  I also noticed that the timer was not moving anymore even if the machine was still operating.


What solved the problem was instead of rinsing, I started a spin cycle to remove all the water and wring out the curtains.  This process also helped to remove the extra foam inside the tub.  I started a new rinsing cycle and got no more leaks, hooray!  I must have ran the rinse cycle three or four times before all the soap was removed.  I knew that because there wasn't any leftover foam on the door anymore.  Problem solved!