Tag Archive: Clothes

How To Remove Sweat Stains from Clothes

How To Remove Sweat Stains from Clothes The primary active ingredient in most deodorants is alcohol; in antiperspirant the active ingredient is aluminum. The aluminum reacts to sweat, which is a protein, and causes yellowing just in the same way that bleach will cause sweat and other protein stains to appear more yellow. So the aluminum in …

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How To Make A DIY Clothes Wringer

How To Make A DIY Clothes Wringer You can make your own DIY clothes wringer specifically for this purpose as a fun DIY project. The cost of the project is essentially free, if you have all of the necessary supplies on hand. You can, of course, use a washboard and water tub to do laundry …

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33 Clever Ways To Refashion Your Clothes

33 Clever Ways To Refashion Your Clothes Do you want to start saving for clothes? But you do not know how to do it! Your old clothes quickly you get bored, and every year you want to replace your wardrobe to new fashion screams … You can modify the old duds to a whole new …

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Best Winter Chore Clothes for Homesteaders

Best Winter Chore Clothes for Homesteaders WINTER – which means you have to wear layers, lots of layers, and not just layers of anything, but you have to have the “thinsulate” or “thermalite” tag on much of your outerwear! Long johns are a must –  what you need is the duofold kind (Duofold is a brand, …

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Washing Clothes Without a Washing Machine

Washing Clothes Without a Washing Machine How on earth did we manage without washing machines back in the day? Like microwaves and dishwashers, washing machines are often taken for granted until we can’t use them. Washing clothes by hand has it’s uses; you use less energy, less water than washing machines, and may be less likely …

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