Clever tip for removing candle wax from a linen tablecloth.
Q: What is the best method to remove candle wax from a tablecloth? A: First pick away whatever pieces you can from the tablecloth. Then put a thin cotton towel, a sheet of tin foil, then another thin towel on your ironing board. The towel that will be “absorbing” the wax should be one that is old…
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Remove lint from bath towels with these easy tips from our readers.
Are your new towels leaving fuzz on you? Here are some of my favorite tips for removing lint from towels with and without a dryer. How to Defuzz New Towels Our favorite tip: Lint will get on clothes when you dry your clothes in the dryer, clothes rub together and it creates lint.…
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Removing color bleeding stains. Laundry cleaning tips for removing color that has bled from one piece of clothing to another.
Question: A dark green shirt faded on my boys’ new light green dress shirts that they had only worn once. I didn’t discover this until after I had dried them in the dryer. Is there any way to get the dark green off? They need the shirts, and I don’t want to dye them.…
Read More Color Faded on ClothingTip #1: For blood stains in laundry, apply meat tenderizer to stained area. Add warm water to make a paste. Wait 15 to 30 minutes and sponge with cool water. Wash. Tip #2: You can also remove a blood stain from clothing by soaking the item in lukewarm water that contains ammonia. Add 3…
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Removing scorch marks from linen or cotton fabric.
How to Remove Scorch Marks from Clothes Do you have a scorch mark or iron mark on one of your favorite pieces of linen or cotton fabric or clothing? Give these tips from our readers a try, they really work! Tip #1: To remove a scorch mark from linen or white cotton fabric, dip…
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