Drying knitteds

When drying jerseys and other knitted garments, thread old pantyhose through the sleeves and peg the pantyhose to the clothes line. This prevents peg marks on the garments.

Emergency sewing kit

Make up a sewing kit to keep handy for emergency with pins, needles, various coloured cotton threads, small scissors. Store in a plastic container or an empty glass jar with a lid.

Remove fruit stains from fabrics

To remove fruit stains from fabrics, soften the stain with warm vinegar and then wash.

Remove chocolate stains from clothes

To remove chocolate stains from clothing, rinse the stain with soap and cold water then wash with soap and hot water.  The cold water treatment will deal to the colour and the heat will take to the greasy part of the stain.

Remove rust marks from clothes

To remove rust marks from clothes, squeeze a lemon over the stain then gently rub in some salt.  Leave for a few minutes then wash the garment.

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