Clothing and Laundry Tips
The Basics of Doing Laundry If you are new to doing your own laundry, let me tell you it does not have to be a daunting task. Most of the clothes you buy today have symbols on the care label that let you know at a glance if the item should be washed on a…
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How to Remove Chewing Gum Stains Chewing gum is not as hard to remove from fabrics, carpets and furnishings as you might think. But still, the thought of finding a big wad of chewing gum on your new carpet, in your child’s hair, or on a car seat is not appealing. It happens, but chewing…
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How to Remove Ballpoint Ink Stains Maybe you get pen on your beautiful handbag while putting the pen away or possibly the ballpoint ink pen leaked while in a shirt pocket. Don’t despair, there are ways to get out ballpoint ink stains successfully. All it takes is a little ingenuity and a few items you…
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Cleaning and Conditioning Leather Leather is tough and wear and tear is inevitable but cleaning it the wrong way can damage it and make it appear much older than it is. Cleaning and caring for leather properly, will only improve the look of the piece with age. One basic thing to remember when cleaning leather…
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How to Remove Ink Stains from Clothing The majority of people who get ink stains on their clothes, carpets, furniture or anywhere else believe that there is nothing to do except replace the stained item. In some cases, this might be true, but usually, there is a cleaning solution for most ink stains. The solution…
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How to Remove Yellow Stains from Clothing Our clothes aren’t safe from anything. We spill things on them, we rip them, and we get all sorts of bodily fluids on them. I could go on and on about how to get all the different stains from clothing, but you probably don’t have the time or…
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How to Remove Odors from Clothing Left in the Washing Machine Did you forget a load of laundry in the washer the other day and completely forgot about it? Don’t feel bad; you’re not alone. We’ve all had to eliminate musty mildew odors from laundry we left in the washer at one time or another.…
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Removing a Variety of Stains from Clothing We all know that stains are unavoidable. It doesn’t matter if it’s a stain that happened when the kids were playing or if it’s a stain that happened while the adults were playing -stains happen. The success of stain removal from clothing depends a lot on what kind…
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How to Remove Mildew I don’t know anybody that’s a fan of mildew. I, for one consider it to be on the Top Ten List of things I’d like banned from ever coming into my home. Mildew can grow on a variety of surfaces given the right circumstances. Colors of mildew can vary from black,…
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Removing Butter Stains It’s one of those morning where you’re not all there (can someone say Monday?) You’re having some buttered toast for breakfast and your about to take a bite but right before it gets to your mouth, your grip slips and the toast is falling. You’re able to catch it but right up…
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