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Tips and Tutorials To Do Laundry

Imagine a time when all of your clothes were clean, in drawers, and stain free. Learn to do laundry chores easier through these tips, tricks,and ideas. Find the products that will actually help you do laundry, not just waste your time. Check out the links for ideas on how to organize your laundry, get it clean, keep it from fading, and much more. Find out how to do laundry efficiently.
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10 Stain Removal Rules

No matter what kind of stain you are trying to remove, there are some simple rules to follow when dealing with all types of stains.

Laundry and Water Temperature Choosing Correct Water Temperature

Hot, cold, warm...which temperature is right for your clothes. Find out how to choose a water temperature that will really get your laundry clean.

How-to Clean Microfiber

Microfiber cleaning cloths can make a huge difference in how effortless it is to clean your home. There is some special care required for microfiber cleaning cloths. Find out how to maintain microfiber cleaning cloths

Clean an Iron

Irons are great tools to keep our clothing crisp and nicely pressed. But even irons occasionally need to be cleaned. Find out how to clean your iron.

Readers Worst Laundry Disasters, The Worst Laundry Disasters from Abo…

What are the worst laundry disasters you've ever encountered? Have you ever had a laundry mistake that turned into a disaster? Have you ever shrunken a sweater? Washed lipstick? Dried your cell phone? Find out some of the top laundry disasters from About.com readers and share your own.

Is Bleach or Baking Soda Better for White Clothes

White clothing can make us cringe when we buy it. We know that no matter how careful we are with our white clothes, stains will happen. So what's the best way to get stains out of our clothes...baking soda or bleach?

Clean a Clothes Dryer

Dryers that are improperly cared for can cause dangerous dryer fires that threaten homes. It only takes a little cleaning and maintenance to keep your dryer operating well.

Clean a Washing Machine

Whether your machine is an HE, front-loader, or top loader, it needs to be cleaned. In just 3 simple steps, you can deodorize and clean your washing machine.

How to Clean an Iron

You use an iron to clean...but do you know know how to clean an iron? Cleaning an iron is necessary to making it last.

10 Laundry Disasters and How To Help Clothes Recover

Here are 10 of the worst things that can happen to your laundry and the last hope solutions that might restore them to you. Find out how to turn your stained pink whites back to white, how to unshrink a sweater, how to remove stains that have been dried, how to get crayon off of your dryer drum and more.

How Much Laundry Is a Full Load?

We want to get through our laundry chores as quickly as possible, but how many items can we actually stuff in our washing machines. How much laundry makes a full load? What's wrong with stuffing a washing machine full of laundry?

Stain Removal Strategies

Find stain removal tips for laundry and carpet. Determine stain types and what is the appropriate stain removal strategy.

Laundry Products and Tools

Laundry to me is one of the more difficult chores. Our clothes take a lot of abuse and somehow magically, a trip to the laundry room is supposed to help them back to that new feeling. Find out what tools are good to have when you are working with laundry.

8 Tips to Prevent Colors from Fading

Prevent colors from fading with these 8 simple tips. With only a little attention to your dark colors, you can keep them from fading.

How Do I Iron Pleats?

Ironing pleats can seem intimidating, but these tips will make it easy. Ironing pleats gives a garment its intended shape. Find out how to iron pleats.

Using Bleach in the Laundry

Find out how to use bleach in the laundry. What rules should be followed when using bleach? Find out the mistakes to avoid when using bleach.

7 Uses For Baking Soda in the Washing Machine

There's a great chance that whatever you need cleaned in your washing machine or laundry room can be solved with a little baking soda.

Using Baking Soda to Remove Laundry Odors

It can be difficult to get some odors out of our clothing, even with thorough washing. Get difficult smoke, sweat, chemical, and more odors removed from your clothes.

Vinegar In the Laundry Room

A quick tip on using vinegar in the laundry room as a natural fabric softener. Find out the benefits of this natural substance for your families clothes.

Spring Stain Guide

Find out how to get tough spring stains out of your clothes. Keep your warm weather clothes clean with this guide to some of springs most common stains.

Tide Fabric Care Network

Tide's site for help with your laundry needs. Articles, quick tips, fabric care, and stain removal. Whether you use Tide products or not, this site has some great information to get you started with your own laundry.

Laundry Tips

Tips for laundry, ironing, dry cleaning, and more. This is a nice site from laundry-alternative.com with some great ideas for cleaning bulkier items like children's stuffed animals.

Washing Baby Clothing

Baby clothing can require special care in washing and drying. Check out these tips from Pediatric Associates on how to launder baby clothes including cloth diapers.

Fabric Care Symbols and Their Meaning

A great article from Fabric Link with meanings of the fabric symbols on your garment tags. Check out this site to decipher your clothing tags.

Laundry Stains and Cleaning Ideas

Ideas for getting gum, white-out, gasoline, and more out of your clothes. Robbie's Kitchen has several really great laundry tips.

Twelve Laundry Tips for Maximum Energy Savings

Twelve tips to help you get your laundry clean while saving energy adapted from Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, by Alex Wilson, Jennifer Thorne, and John Morrill.

Washing Instructions By Fabric Type

This site from Fabric Link provides information for washing many types of fabric. From Acetate and Rayon to Cotton and Polyester find out instructions and pitfalls for all your fabric types.

Fabric Care Center

Fabric Link has many resources for people knee deep in their laundry. Check out the stain guide, fabric care products, and laundry tips.

Whirlpool Laundry Problem Solver

Troubleshooot your laundry problems by clicking on any of the common problems listed. Whirlpool's site covers lint problems, detergent problems, and more.

Sorting Tips and Tricks

Finally someone to tell you who has the right sorting method. Should we sort by color, by use, by room... Check out the advice and ideas here. Brought to you by Hints and Things.

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