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How to Make Your Own Spray Starch for Less

By Sheila Wilkinson

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If you like freshly starched clothes you know that commercial spray starch is not always a blessing. It gunks up a lot at the sprayer and it often sprays unevenly. Here's a simple and very cost effective recipe that you can make at home... more »

How to Spot Clean a Garment

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Spot cleaning a garment can be very difficult. Most garments care labels say spot clean only but really there is no such thing as spot clean. If you follow these steps you should be able to remove the stain... more »

How to Wash a Cotton Sweater

By Sprice

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Cotton sweaters are so comfy and cozy. The cotton material helps your sweaters last a long time and becomes even more comfortable over the years. Keeping your sweaters stain free will help them last longer as well... more »

How to Wash Cloth Diapers to Get Them REALLY Clean!

By blondiegreen

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You decided to use cloth diapers on your little ones, but the laundry routine for them is driving you crazy. You're frustrated that it takes a few wash cycles to get your cloth diapers smelling relatively fresh. It's almost enough to make you ... more »

How to Clean a Bra

By missbon

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Many women throw their bras into the washing machine with the rest of the laundry, without giving it much thought. However, washing your unmentionables in this vigorous way can wear them out sooner and may even damage delicate fabrics, resulting ... more »

How to Custom Fragrance Your Laundry Detergent

By missmargot77

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Sometimes store bought laundry detergents can be overly fragrant. Also, many people have allergic reactions or rashes in response to these overpowering scents. You can custom fragrance your detergent right out of your own home. Just a few simple ... more »

How to dry your clothes quicker

By tamtammcg

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You will learn how to dry your laundry quicker and utilize your dryer better; especially if you have an older one... more »

How to Fluff Feather Pillows

By missbon

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We all know how feather pillows can seem to deflate after our heads have squished them. However, it's simple and easy to fluff up your feather pillows so they feel puffy, soft and almost new!.. more »

How to Get Mildew Out of Stuffed Toys and Decorative Pillows

By wikedwestwitch

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Keeping stuffed toys and pillow 'clean'.. more »

How to Get Rid of Mildew Stains From Material and Plastic

By ClCornwell

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You can learn how to remove mildew stains from material or thick plastic naturally... more »

How to Iron a U.S. Navy Winter Working Blue Uniform

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The United States Navy has several uniforms that are worn on a daily basis. The Winter Working Blue is the one that is worn daily and has become one of the favorites of sailors today. This uniform is easily maintained by following a series of steps... more »

How to Keep Towels Fluffy

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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As you wash your towels, you begin to notice that they lose their fluffiness over time. Towels become less fluffy because of a build of residual soap and frequent washing in hard water. To keep towels fluffy, follow these suggestions... more »

How to Keep up With Laundry Easily

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Whether you're doing laundry for one person or twenty, keeping up with the laundry is a fact of life until someone invents disposable clothes. There are a number of things you can do to stay on top of this chore so it doesn't become an ... more »

How to Maintain a Washing Machine

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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No machine operates forever without maintenance, and your washing machine is no different. However, it may seem strange to think that you actually need to wash your washing machine. Following are some steps to help you maintain your washing ... more »

How to Make Liquid Fabric Softener

By missbon

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Making your own liquid fabric softener is easy. In the long run, it can help you to save money and even help save the environment... more »

How to Prepare Homemade Laundry Pre-Treating Spray

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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It's very easy to prepare homemade laundry pre-treating spray, and it works very well to remove stains from most items. When you use homemade cleaning products, such as laundry pre-treating spray, you are not exposing your family, or yourself, to ... more »

How to Prepare Homemade Non-Chlorine Bleach

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you like your white clothes really white and your colored clothes really bright, but don't want to use bleach, then you should prepare homemade non-chlorine bleach. It is very simple to make from the same ingredients found in the well-known, ... more »

How to Pretreat Your Clothes Properly

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Have you ever washed clothes numerous times but still couldnt get those pesky stains out? Learning the right way to properly pretreat your clothes will drastically improve your stain removal percentage... more »

How to Reduce Vibrations from a Washer and Dryer

By TigressCalliope

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You just got a brand new washer, and you're excited as all get out to use it. But when it gets to the spin cycle--or maybe even earlier--you hear a noise that sounds like your house is falling down. In fact, it feels that way, too. A washing ... more »

How to Remove Mildew Smell From Stored Leather and Clothing

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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The weather is changing, and it's time to change your summer wardrobe for your winter clothes. You break out your boxed clothes from the basement or your storage container and you find there must have been a water leak or mini-flood inside, ... more »

How to Remove Perspiration Stains From White Cotton Shirts

By Paula Parker

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Sing with me now, “Perspiration stains on white cotton shirts; these are a few of my least favorite things.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful if perspiration stains were as easy to remove as they are to sing about? As my grandmother use to say, “The ... more »

How to Remove Urine Stains from Clothing and Comforters

By Sprice

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It can be very frustrating when your pets or children get urine on clothes or bedding. But with a little work and patience urine stains can be removed... more »

How to Save Water at Home easily

By smilesatme1

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Saving water at home is easy. And it will help lower your monthly water bills if you stop wasting water. Check your plumbing if there is any leaks hidden in your house. Do not take shower for over an hour or two. And while shampooing your hair ... more »

How to Teach a Husband to Do Laundry

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Most newlyweds overlook the task of dividing household chores. Since most women have their own careers, sharing laundry duty only makes sense. Teaching your husband to do the laundry properly avoids losing favorite items to shrinkage or color ... more »

How to Use a Laundry Chute

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The convenience of having a chute for laundry instead of carrying it down flights of stairs is a dream for many homeowners. Now if only there was a chute that washed the dirty clothes and put them away... more »

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