Clothing Care

Unless you are trying to establish some sort of persona, nobody wants to start a baseball game with a uniform that is already dirty. Clay gets on a baseball uniform when a player slides into a...

Busy lifestyles have made it difficult to leave the house in perfectly pressed and starched clothes everyday. Getting ready to leave the house each morning can be quite hectic and chaotic, so...

When you put fabric softener in with your laundry, you hope to pull out soft, comfortable clothes, towels and linens. What you don't hope to find are greasy splotches on the fabric. However, the...

You get home from a party or a day at the office, take off your clothes and realize there is a lip-gloss stain on your favorite white shirt. Whether you accidentally did it yourself or it resulted...

There are a few places who will sell flag shirts.However, most of them tend to have the year written on them (since they only make them around Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day). They are...

If you have recently purchased a suit, dress or blouse made of polyester or a poly blend, consider this cleaning fact: Fabrics constructed of these wrinkle-resistant fibers are durable and...

Outdoor activities are no picnic if your clothes suffer an unexpected attack from pollen spores, which can leave stubborn stains. You can eliminate these yellow outdoor offenders from your pants,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Removing a butter stain can be quite a bit more tricky than removing other types of stains as most laundry products were meant to remove liquid stains, not solid stains. However, there still is a...

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...

When fabric is left moist for a period of time, mold may develop. Favorable conditions for mold to develop include the presence of water, oxygen, nutrients and warm temperatures. If mold is not...

If you are a smoker, live with someone who smokes or have visited a venue where smoking occurred, there's a good chance your clothes have nicotine stains. Other fabrics such as linens and curtains...

If you enjoy creating your own clothing or tailoring your own shoes, you may be familiar with eyelet pliers. Eyelet pliers are designed to insert the metal ring you see on shoes that allow a...

Removing iron-on patches can often leave the residue from the patch glue behind on clothing. The glue not only stains the fabric but can attract lint and debris that are difficult to remove later....

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...

Spilling something on a favorite shirt or pair of pants can be devastating, especially if it stains or is difficult to remove. Hot glue on fabric may seem impossible to remove, but with a few easy...

A shirt embellished with crystals can be a fun and interesting addition to any wardrobe. However, any clothing with extra pieces like buttons or crystals may be prone to losing those pieces. If...

Accidentally dripping melted butter on your clothes while cooking can be disheartening. A greasy butter stain is difficult to get out of clothing, and will not disappear with detergent alone. But...

Nothing in a summer garden is as enticing as the fragrance of stargazers and other lilies. That delightful scent, unfortunately, can be as perilous as it is alluring, since lily pollen will stain...

One of the few problems with synthetic fabrics is the issue of stain removal. These fabrics are often delicate and have special care instructions that set them apart from basics such as cotton....

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...

The star of rave wear has been rising since the early 1990s, and alternative accessories don't come cheap these days, as many once-DIY products gain popularity. Return to the roots of the...

Rust stains on any type of fabric can be extremely difficult to treat. When it comes to polyester, however, you have a few more options. As a fairly resilient material, polyester can withstand...

Rust stains are common for people who work with moving parts, but they can happen to anybody. Kids are especially prone to rust stains because they come into contact with lots of old iron when out...

Face it: we get fewer blood stains on our clothes than we used to. A hundred years ago, people were far more likely to cut themselves or run into a nail or do something dangerous. And back then,...

It’s hard to pass up a sale sometimes even if you know the quality of the garment isn’t really there! (Especially when you’re low on cash!) Typically you want to buy investment pieces that don’t...

When working with certain types of thick fabrics, like denim or heavy broad cloths, sewing them together with thread may not give the seam enough strength to hold. If you are working with a heavy...

Iron and rust particles can sometimes adhere to fabric if the clothes come in contact with rusty metal or are washed in water from rusty pipes. The result is clothing with orange, red or yellow...

If you've managed to scorch a few garments during ironing, you will need a few hints to get those annoying burn stains out of your clothes. While burn stains in clothes are as common as wine,...

Permanent marker stains are one of the trickier stains to remove from cloth, but that doesn't mean removal is impossible. Permanent markers are water resistant, which means you cannot just wash...

When you wash your favorite clothing items frequently, they have a tendency to fade over time. Some items completely change from black to gray or from red to pink. Do not despair if your duds are...

Bleach is commonly used as a laundry aid. It disinfects and removes certain stains. Bleach stains themselves, however, are difficult to remove. While bleach may be beneficial when a small amount...

Paintballs are gelatinous projectiles fired from compressed-air weaponry that is used to simulate combat in paintball tournaments and games. The paints used in the balls are brightly colored to...

Velvet. While the word usually brings to mind English royalty, velvet's earliest origins are unclear. It is believed to have been brought to Europe by Arab merchants. The rich fabric was...

Fabric absorbs all kinds of odors, from bodily odors to food smells to mildew. Simply washing clothing doesn't always eliminate odors and there are several other remedies, both chemical and natural.

Strong glue is strong stuff, especially when applied in its liquid hot state. While hot, it is able to wrap around and bond to the fibers in your clothes, making it extremely difficult to remove. ...

Ballet dresses typically consist of fine fabrics such as chiffon, georgette, linen, spandex, rayon and satin. These beautiful costumes require special care to keep the fabric looking as good as...

Glue is a wonderful product that can be used for many different things. However, when it gets onto fabric it can often be a problem. To avoid having to dispose of a perfectly good article of...

When it comes to clothing, it seems like buttons, zippers or accent details are always falling off at the wrong time. You can stick them back on with a fabric glue, however, if you are not careful...

Krazy Glue is defiantly super until it ends up on your clothes. Meant instantly to bond to most surfaces in just a matter of minutes, it takes only seconds for it to bond to clothes or fabrics,...

Hot glue is a convenient way to glue craft items together, including fabric. But what happens when you accidentally get hot glue on an item of clothing or other fabric that isn't part of the...

Dye stains can be one of the trickiest forms of stain to remove. This is due to most dyes being made of permanent or semi-permanent ingredients designed to stay put on fabrics, hair and other...

Have you ever wondered how to remove that dreadful blood stain from fabric? Blood can be very difficult to remove. If you have never learned the secret to getting rid of blood stains, you will...

Whether you're a hunter, or trendsetter, creating your own camo shirt is one way to make sure you stand out, or blend in, as the case may be. While it's never easy to replicate the complicated...

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...

We all love our clothes to smell like "spring rain" or "country meadows" as our bottle of favorite liquid fabric softener promises. However, laundry mishaps happen, and fabric softener may have...