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Ammonia
To keep colors from running when you are first washing them add a bit ...
Avoid the gray look
Avoid the gray look to nylon garments or curtains by adding a little ...
Bleach
If dye transfers from a non-colorfast item during washing, ...
Chapped hands
If you still hang your clothes out in the colder winter months, ...
Colour Catcher
I recently used Colour Catcher - it allows you to wash both colours ...
Dry in the dryer
If your towels or your socks have too much lint falling off them all ...
Epsom Salts
Have you ever added too much detergent to your washing machine? ...
Epsom salts
You can keep your colors from fading and running by washing your ...
Getting out colors that run from clothes
If you have something that runs and gets on your other clothes wash ...
Hard water
If you find that your white clothes often have a gray look to them it ...
Help my colours have run
If your laundry has turned pink or blue because you've added a ...
How to test for color fastness
To test an item for color fastness — wet a corner of the item and ...
Laundry hamper
Put a large polythene bin liner into the linen basket it will make ...
Laundry on a frosty day
Have you ever had to do your laundry on a frosty day? Only to go out ...
Metal zips
If you have a metal zipper, you can keep it running freely by rubbing ...
Packing tape
If you have a item of clothing that is covered in lint after you have ...
Pale and darker fabrics
Never wash pale fabrics with darker fabrics. However fast you think ...
Pilling (those bumps on your hoodies)
If your hoodies pile, just wash them inside out. It will keep them ...
Shiny areas on clothing
To break up shiny spots on your favorite materials, use a sponge, and ...
Soap
If you have a zipper that is a little rough getting up or down, rub a ...
Soften your towels and laundry
Have you found that your towels or laundry are just not as soft as ...
Sticking zipper cure
If you have trouble with a zipper rub some liquid soap up and down ...
To keep woollen blankets soft
To keep woollen blankets and cotton clothing feeling soft, simply ...
Toothbrush
Another method of removing lint from your clothes - in pockets and ...
Unsightly bobbles
Do you find that you have unsightly bobbles from wool sweaters and ...
Vinegar
Here is a simple and easy way to get rid of the lint that collects ...
Vinegar
You can brighten fabric colors by adding a 1/2 cup vinegar to the ...
Vinegar
Vinegar is your friend on laundry day. Use it instead of fabric ...
Vinegar and salt
Soak your new clothes over night in a vinegar and water and salt ...
Washday chapped hands
Wear a toweling apron on washdays. To avoid chapped hands, dry your ...
Zipper fixer
Another quick fix for a stuck zip is to place a small amount of lip ...
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