Heather says: Noah is back and this time, he’s got the marching band (hello Blue Devils!*) getting their act cleaned up with the Method Just Say No to Jugs Campaign. Enjoy the video: I’m a child of the 80’s, if you need details, I was in grade school, where Nancy Reagan drilled (indoctrinated?) “SAY NO …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I don’t know if you have any advice that you can give me for this, but I went to go wash my daughters comforter and the washing instructions start out with “Front Load Washer only” – I’ve never seen this before, and I only have a top load washer. I don’t want …
Dear Home Ec 101, I washed, but did not dry, my 4-year-old’s dress that says it’s dry clean only – who makes dry clean only clothes for 4-year-olds, anyway? I didn’t even think to check. It is 100% silk. It shrank quite a bit and while it was still wet I was able to stretch …
Dear Home Ec 101,I have some vintage linens that are a bit stained from time. . . I’m talking things like hankies, towels, fabrics, etc that are yellowed with age. I inherited them from my grandmother (and various other relatives). I’d like to clean them up, but not knowing what kind of fabric they are …
Dear Home-Ec 101: It’s cold! Well actually it’s 68 right now – but yesterday it was in the 40’s and I wanted to wear my nice, warm, fluffy white wool sweater. It has not seen the light of day since last winter (February-ish). I pulled it out of the dry cleaner bag and it is …
Dear Home-Ec 101,Could you please explain to my 14-year-old daughter why it’s important to wash bed sheets regularly?Signed,Skeeved in Skokie Heather says:Absolutely, I’ll even do it in a video so she doesn’t have to take the time to read. Just stick it in her YouTube queue. Here’s what it comes down to. Human beings are …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I read in your book about using acetone to remove grease or oil stains from clothes, but it just mentions it in a list of items one might use. Can you please elaborate on this? I am forever ruining knit shirts with food stains, as is my son (although, in his case, he …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I have been using my new front-load washer for over a year now, and all my towels are ruined. It doesn’t matter what color they are or were. They now all have large spots that look like I used chlorine bleach on them. Can you help? I have not changed the detergent or …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I just was wondering how to wash stuffed animals? I want to disinfect it properly, so I was thinking of putting them in the wash – with OxiClean and detergent, inside a rubber-banded pillowcase. Or is there any other way? Thanks! Fuzzy in Fulton Heather says: Stuffed animals are beloved by children …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I love, love, love my sweaters! I anxiously await the autumn weather so I can wear them again. When I dry them in the dryer (even without heat) they get beat up and often the seam (especially where a turtle-neck is attached) will begin to unravel and fray. I have attempted hanging the …