General Clothes Care

Here is an article about how to clean your clothes, otherwise known as doing laundry. If you would like to know how to do laundry, please read these tips to find out how.

Do you have a nice sweater that picks up lint and fuzz all the time? It can be a hassle picking off everything with your fingers. Here are a few tips on how to remove lint and fuzz from clothes.

The thought of ironing clothing makes many people cringe. No one wants to spend hours in a hot, steamy room battling a difficult clothes iron. Yet leaving the house in wrinkled clothing isn't a...

So, you've decided to finally dust off that gym membership and put it to use again. Well first let me recommend a few do's and don'ts.

Preventing wrinkles in clothing involves removing them from the dryer as soon as possible, keeping garments on a clothes hanger or purchasing non-iron shirts. Stay wrinkle-free with fashion advice...

Sometimes you find the perfect thing to wear, but it's not in the right color. Or maybe you're trying to match a shirt or dress with a pair of shoes, and you just can't find that particular color...

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....

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...

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...

Not many people, if any, enjoy wearing wet or damp clothing. This is not only an uncomfortable experience, but it also runs the risks of mildew developing on the material itself. The solution is...

Whether you're packing away your child's old baby clothes, storing a wedding dress or merely clearing the closet of seasonal garments, how you store your clothes will affect their appearance when...

Using a clothes steamer is an excellent way to keep your clothing items looking excellent--without a hefty dry cleaning bill. Steam cleaning is faster than ironing and keeps the fabric in better...

Having a garage sale and need to find a cost effective method to display your clothing? Run out of closet space and want to create a makeshift closet to hang your apparel? It is best to hang your...

Wool is one of the most susceptible materials when it comes to mold. As a result, even if you store your wool items clean and folded in tissue paper, you may encounter some mold issues when you...

New clothes are often packed tightly in cartons when they arrive at our clothing stores. Those wrinkles are not always removed when we buy the designer items, which can be removed by my household...

Ironing clothes is not considered a ‘manly’ thing to do. But ironing clothes is not difficult. When you iron your own clothes you determine how the clothes will look, if and how much starch to...

In what is certainly an appropriate, if surprising, twist, sun-yellowing of white clothing can actually be fixed using--you guessed it--the sun as a cleaning agent. Of course, there is a little...

Clothes are an expensive commodity in our day and time. To avoid constantly replacing your clothes, here are a few tips to help you care for the clothes you already have to help them last longer.

Summer is over for people living in the North Georgia Mountains. Cooler weather means digging out those winter clothes and packing away the summer items. How you pack your summer clothes will...

With this eco-friendly tip you can keep your clothes looking newer longer. Keep your brights looking brighter, your darks looking darker AND keep the color in your fabric and not in the...

Depending on where you live, your house will sometimes be attacked by mold; spores which can get in your clothes, make them smell, and make you sick. Once it's in there, the first thing I'd do...

It's that time of year again where your hair and your clothes will stick to everything or have everything stick to it. Static electricity can be annoying to deal with in the winter months but a...

Black and dark clothing can fade quickly due to the wear and tear of everyday life. Unless this clothing remains sheltered inside of a closet for years, it will likely experience some color loss...

It's a sad day when the summer clothing hibernates for winter and the winter clothing wakes up for another season. To make it easy on your self for the next season it is important to take a few...

If you're like me, working in a professional environment you probably end up wearing black a majority of the time it's flattering on any body type and it always looks pulled together. So it's...

Taking good care of your yoga clothing can extend its lifespan and keep it looking good longer. The specifics of caring for yoga clothes may depend on the fabrics you choose and the type of yoga...

Try my clothes closet organizing system: "First by function, then by color" is the mantra for efficiency in clothes closet organization.

Big is beautiful and yes it’s true, Sometimes we fail to appreciate the beauty of plus size women and men alike because of the kind of clothing that they are wearing.

Most of us know the "right" way to clean out our closets: sort everything into 3 piles: keep, fix, discard. But a lot us don't have time to do it the "right" way. Here's...

Shiny iron marks appear on garments after they have been pressed with a clothes iron. Shiny iron marks occur when the temperature of the clothes iron is set too high. Or, the iron is left on the...

Do you or a loved one find it difficult to remove clothes from a dryer? Are you in a wheelchair or use a walker and have limited mobility or are concerned about falling? Limited mobility can make...

Everyone has a laundry secret..It goes back to the days of "Wisk" and the commercial with the "ancient Chinese secret" days. You mom will give you tips, your mother-in-law and...

We moved from a home with 30 years of stuff and 8 closets. Now we have two closets that are quite small. I don't like wrinkled clothes and I really don't like having to squish them in the closet...

There is a trick that dry cleaners use that will remove virtually any stain from your clothes. The method to do this only requires a common household item. This article will outline the steps...

The perfect pair of denim jeans is already hard enough to find, so the last thing you want is for them to shrink. If you are careful about the fabric content of your jeans and take precautions...

Taking care of your clothes properly is the key to making them last longer. And when clothes last longer, we spend less money buying new ones!

Unless you live in a place that has the same climate year round, the way you dress in winter will be dramatically different from the way you dress in summer. With cold temperatures, snow and ice,...

Yesterday morning, I tried to find my blue shorts, but couldn't find it anywhere, so I had to take everything out of my clothes drawers till I finally found my blue shorts crumpled between socks....

The smell of cigarette smoke lingers in clothing and is a difficult odor to remove. There are, however, some methods to try at home to banish the offending smell from your clothes and freshen them...

The color wheel is an essential tool for artists and designers. It presents the color spectrum and color relationships. It is a great tool for organizing your closet.

It's never fun having to dig through drawers of clothes to find what you want to wear, only to wind up with a pile of what you didn't want to wear on your floor. Organizing your drawers and closet...

I forgot to check pockets one time when I washed our clothes. Long story, I left my lipstick in one of my pockets and it dried in the clothes dryer leaving stains all over our clothes. Here are...

Not only is it difficult to find particular pieces of clothing when your closet is disorganized, but the jumbled mess also could ruin your clothes. Plus, you end up holding on to clothes that are...

While working on your personal style and image it is important to revise your closet. There are some tips on how to organize your closet so it will reflect wonderful, fashionable new YOU.

Perhaps you recently reached over to shake your friend's hand and felt a jolt of electricity spiral up your arm. Or maybe you walked into your office, took off your coat and noticed that your...

Badly ironed clothes can really make a bad impression. Follow these simple steps for an end product that you will be proud of!

Perhaps you're tired of snagging little holes in your favorite knits, or maybe you're always pulling laundry out of the washing machine that somehow acquired mysterious tears or holes. Clothing...

Silk clothes feel luxurious; they feel sexy; and they feel powerful and rich. When you see someone wearing something silk or if you are wearing something silk, you might think “What style and how...

It’s an unfortunate fact of life – many of us have to use those coin-operated laundries. It may be located in your apartment or condo building, or it may be at the local strip mall. Regardless...

Moth balls are often packed with clothing to prevent moth larva from eating holes in the fabric. While this can keep the bugs at bay, you will have to contend with the odor from the moth balls...