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Helpful Hints – Laundry

Soak new colored clothes in salty water before washing. The colors will stay brighter in the wash.
Helpful Hints
Soak blue jeans in ½ cup vinegar before their first wash to prevent the color from fading.
Wash jeans in cold water and only place in the dryer for about 10 minutes. Hang to dry. This prevents shrinking.
Wash corduroy inside out to keep it lint free.
Fold socks in pairs before washing.
Use vinegar to remove sweat and grass stains.
Some stains can be removed by soaking a garment in baking soda and water and then washing.
Measure detergent with the scoop that comes with the soap.
Use cold water for the rinse cycle. Clothes retain their shape better.
Make your socks whiter by soaking them in boiling water to which a slice of lemon has been added. Wash the socks in your normal washing cycle.

Turn pants inside out before washing. It will keep them lint free and the color will stay better.
Soak bright colored clothes in cold, salt water before laundering to keep the colors brighter longer.
in socks in pairs before washing them so that they match up when they come out of the laundry.
If you have a sticky zipper rub it with a lead pencil.
Always hand wash silk garments in cool water.
Use vinegar to remove grass stains from clothing.
Always measure detergent using the scoops that came with the soap.
Use a cold water rinse cycle. Clothes retain their shape and color better.
Dishwasher detergent can be used to whiten sweat socks and white cottons.
To remove blood stains, soak the clothing in cold water for a day. Change the water occasionally.
Use a bit of toothpaste to remove ink from clothing.

Fold one sock over another before washing so that you don’t have to match them after washing.
Wash blue jeans in cold water, dry for 10 minutes and then fold over a wooden hanger to dry.
Soak new coloured clothes in salt water before laundering to help prevent running.
Club soda helps remove stains.
Use vinegar to remove grass stains.
Clean your washing machine by running the wash cycle in an empty machine using warm water and vinegar.
Soak white socks in boiling water and lemon. They will become brighter.
Remove blood stains by soaking in cold water and rubbing with hand soap.
Place clothes with gum in the freezer overnight. The gum will easily pull off the next day.
Put water stained fabrics in salt water and soak until the stain comes out.