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  • How to Get Red Wine Out Of Fabrics

    Did you just have an accident and now you have red wine on your favorite garment. Here are some tips on how to get it out.

  • How to Easily Fix A Stuck Zipper

    Got a zipper thats stuck and you need to get it unstuck. Well you can do it with these few simple steps.

  • How to Organize Closets with Color-Coded Organizers

    Color codes organizers can make it easier for you to make your daily selection of clothing. The basic color coded items are plastic handles found at most of the dollar and other discount stores....

  • How to Get Wrinkles Out of Rayon

    Rayon is a versatile fabric but is made from natural cellulosic fibers and closely resembles linen and cotton--fabrics notorious for deep-set wrinkles. This is a problem for anyone with wrinkles...

  • How to Care for Your Expensive Bras

    Expensive bras are an indulgence women don’t mind splurging on once in a while. Quality bras are not only very comfortable, they also provide support not only for the breasts but for the neck,...

  • How to Wash Ball Caps in the Dishwasher

    When you have purchased a baseball cap representing your favorite team, you want your cap to look good for a long time. If you wear your cap often, you can find yourself in a "Catch-22" situation...

  • How to Get Wrinkles Out of Wool

    The weather turns cool and you decide to wear a favorite piece of wool clothing, perhaps a sweater, skirt, scarf or coat. Maybe you wore the coat yesterday and want to wear it again, then you...

  • Types of Stylized Shirt Collars

    The varieties of shirt and collar style are nearly endless, but the basics are time-tested fashion classics. Each collar style is similar to the next, with just enough difference to make one...

  • How to Hang Pants So They Don't Wrinkle

    There is nothing more frustrating than taking a pair of pants out of your closest, putting them on, and discovering that they are full of wrinkles. In order to always have wrinkle free pants on...

  • How to Remove Wrinkles on a Suit

    A good-quality men's suit is an investment that, when selected properly, never goes out of style. Suits should be dry-cleaned as infrequently as possible to keep the fabric in good shape. Spots...

  • How to Attach a Lapel Pin Without Ruining a Shirt

    Lapel pins came into popularity as a means of showing your support for a presidential candidate. A prized collector's lapel pin shows Abraham Lincoln. Since then, the lapel pin has become a way to...

  • How to Remove a Wrinkle From a Collared Shirt

    Even the nicest of dress shirts can look unattractive if worn with unsightly wrinkles. Proper ironing technique for a collared shirt can be confusing, however, as dress shirts often will have...

  • How to Strap on Western Spurs

    Whether you're riding horses for an equestrian event, prodding a bucking bronco, or you simply want to look like a cowboy, the spur is an essential accessory. Used to augment a rider's ability to...

  • How to Remove Wrinkles From a Cotton Dress Shirt

    Wrinkled clothes can look sloppy and careless, so smooth dress shirts are necessary for a put-together, professional look. There are many different ways to take wrinkles out of cotton clothing,...

  • DIY Shoe Inserts

    Do-it-yourself shoe inserts will save you money and work just as well as store-bought pads. Cut homemade insoles from materials in your garage or home such as rubber or bubble wrap, and be on your...

  • How to Remove Wrinkles From Silk Fabric

    Silk is a natural fiber fabric that is not only exceedingly comfortable to wear, but it is also surprisingly warm. When you wear silk during the warm months, it will absorb perspiration and keep...

  • Thinsulate Vs. Thermolite

    When looking for outdoor apparel that will keep you warm, you have a couple of cool choices: Thinsulate and Thermolite. Both are synthetic fabrics that offer insulation from cold and wet weather,...

  • How to Use a Professional Clothes Steamer

    Buying a clothes steamer is an easy, quick way get wrinkles out of your clothing. But a steamer can be dangerous if not operated correctly. Give your iron a break, and follow these steaming tips.

  • How to Use a Household Steamer

    Let the steamer heat up after turning it on. Your steamer will not be effective until it's had some time for the heating units inside to heat up. While your individual unit may vary, with most...

  • How to Make a Back-of-door Storage Unit

    However many closets you have, there never seems to be enough room to put all your extra 'stuff'! This storage unit can be hung on the back of a door, where it is easy to get at yet will hardly...

  • How to Avoid Runs in Stockings

    Stockings not only serve as an enhancement for getting dressed, but can be fun. Although, the fun of stockings can quicklybycome a nousance. When putting on or just wearing the stockings, runs can...

  • How to Break in New Boots

    Anyone who has ever worn a brand new pair of boots for an extended period of time knows the importance of breaking them in. Failure to properly break in leather boots can result in painful...

  • How to properly wear Boots (Ugg)

    Boots are always fashionable; it holds the ability to make you look trendy, sophisticated and yet comfortable. During winter boots is a must trend to keep your feet warm and look stylish. So,...

  • How to Break in New Shoes With Rubbing Alcohol

    Those gorgeous new shoes may have cost you a pretty penny, but they look wonderful with your favorite outfit. Unfortunately, like most new shoes, they are cramping your feet when you try to wear...

  • The Average Cost of Laundry Ironing Services

    Laundering garments at home and having them professionally ironed is one way to save a little on outside laundry costs. Many cleaners steam or press items for about two-thirds the full cleaning...

  • How to Remove Flower Pollen From Clothes

    Pollen allergies are often aggravated by weather conditions. A change in wind direction or humidity index can affect symptoms, as pollen is carried in the air. By removing pollen from clothing, it...

  • How to Store Orca Wetsuits

    In 1992, New Zealand's Scott Unsworth launched a company known as Performance Speedsuits, selling specially-designed wetsuits for triathletes. Eventually, the company changed its name to Orca, and...

  • How to Get Wrinkles Out of Clothing Using Aluminum Foil

    Having a difficult time getting the wrinkles out of clothing that can't take direct heating, such as, silk, wool, and rayon. There is a little trick you can do. Try aluminum foil, it has more...

  • How to Take Care of Woolen Clothes

    Every person is addicted to shopping. Costly or cheap things that attract to eyes are to be purchased. But one thing is necessary that is maintenance of these things. Likewise warm and woolen...

  • Cowhide Storage Tips

    Cowhide is the material that makes up leather, which is the treated and cured skin of a cow. Many people enjoy its look and feel, often wearing leather as a jacket or using it as a decoration rug....

  • How to Make Clothes Fire Resistant

    People have a lot of different reasons to look for fire resistance as a clothing feature. Some people have professions that put them at a high level of risk for getting burned. Other people may be...

  • How to Remove Shoe Fungus

    Just when you think you've gotten rid of the fungal infection on your feet or toes, it's back. Perhaps that's because you're putting your feet back into the fungus that has infected your shoes....

  • How to Professionally Steam Press a Shirt

    Bringing your shirts to the dry cleaner every time you need them pressed can be very expensive. For many people though, the prospect of steam pressing a dress shirt at home is a very daunting...

  • What to Wear When You Gain & Lose Weight Rapidly

    Losing weight presents a desirable problem: What to do when all your clothes are too loose? But if you gain the weight back, you're faced with the opposite problem of finding clothes you can...

  • How to Use Sharpies on Fabric

    A popular brand of permanent markers, Sharpies are a common choice for drawing on fabrics. As convenient as they are, using permanent markers to draw on fabric can present a few problems that, if...

  • How to Prevent Fabric Dry Rot

    Dry rot is a weakening in fabric fibers over time, causing fabric to rip or shred. Dry rot usually happens over a period of years, and is most often caused by moisture or harmful buildups in the...

  • How to Remove Heavy Smoke Odor From Expensive Dresses

    Smoke odors can get into hair, fabric, and anything that can absorb odors. The permeating odor of smoke saturates fabrics, sometimes making it a difficult chore to remove. Expensive dresses often...

  • How to Clean Eyeglasses With a Scratch-Coat Lens

    Cleaning eyeglasses with scratch-coat lenses is a bit different than cleaning regular glasses, because the lenses are coated with a special formula that hardens the surface. To keep this...

  • How to Store Rubber Gloves & Sleeves

    Whether you're dealing with one-time-use latex gloves, or reusable rubber gloves and sleeves that will see countless hours of work, storing your rubber gloves and sleeves properly is essential to...

  • How to Clean & Condition Leather Coats

    Don't be nervous if you just wore your new leather coat out in the rain, because leather is actually cured with water before it is made into anything. Over time, though, your leather can start to...

  • How to Remove Scratches From Eye Glasses

    Practically everyone who has ever owned a pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses has had to deal with scratches. Lenses can be scratched from rolling around in a handbag or glove compartment, being...

  • How to Remove Cigarette Smoke From Leather

    Cigarette smoke forms a film of tar on the surface of leather garments, and penetrates the cloth liner. Simply airing out the garment or putting a few dryer sheets in the pockets will take the...

  • How to Measure Insoles

    Knowing how to measure insoles is good for more than buying insoles. These measurements are also vitally important when purchasing vintage or used shoes online. Often, knowing your insole...

  • How to Steam Clean a Kilt

    Wool kilts are comfortable to wear and easy to clean by dry cleaning or steam cleaning. Kilts generally doesn't need to be cleaned often. Wool fiber contains an epicuticle, a waxy layer around...

  • How to Fix Eyeglasses

    Eyeglasses are very fragile and relatively expensive to fix or replace if they break. While some fixes may be temporary, there are several ways you can fix your eyeglasses, either until you can...

  • Correct Way to Iron a Dress Shirt

    It is the night before a big interview or a first date. You want to look your best and you want to make a good impression. Smartly, you choose to wear a nice dress shirt. Unfortunately, the shirt...

  • How to Deodorize Laundry

    Laundry starts to smell bad because the dirt and moisture is a breeding ground for odor-causing bacteria and mildew. In extreme cases, even after a regular wash, some pieces of laundry will still...

  • How to Dye Black Fabric Green

    Black fabric cannot be dyed green until is has been sufficiently lightened. Attempting to layer green dye over black fabric will have little to no effect and is a waste of time. First, you must...

  • How to Acid Wash Clothing

    Acid wash seems to be a big trend nowadays, but why spend money when you can acid wash right at home? Acid wash usually works on cotton fabrics, but clothing isn't your only option. With just...

  • Homemade Clothes Steamer

    A steamer will release wrinkles from your linens and clothes. You don't need to look any farther than your own shower for a great homemade clothes steamer. For an even quicker fix, it is easy to...

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