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Remove Tough, Greasy Stains From Clothing With Coca-Cola

If you’ve got some greasy, difficult stains on your clothing, it turns out Coca-Cola might be able to solve the problem. Clever list site Listverse suggests that adding a little to your wash will make the difference:

October 7, 2011
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Remove Tar From Clothing With Olive Oil

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of stepping on freshly paved asphalt and sinking into the ground a little, you’ll know the tar in asphalt is difficult to remove from shoes and other bits of clothing. DIY blog Tip Nut has a few tricks to getting it off, including using olive oil as a softener.

October 5, 2011
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Use A Tub And A Toilet Plunger To Clean Clothes

If you live without a washing machine, or yours is broken and you need to do a load of laundry, you can use your bathtub or a large Tupperware container and a clean, never-before-used toilet plunger to make your own washing machine and get your clothes clean quickly.

September 26, 2011
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DIY Rubber Band Travel Clothesline

If you’re backpacking or travelling with one bag, you’ll have to learn to do laundry in hotel rooms, bathroom sinks, and other areas without a washer and dryer. A multiple-strand travel clothesline is great for drying as your clothing tucks between the strands so you don’t need a clothespin.

September 20, 2011
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Remove Ink Stains With Milk And Vinegar

If you have a stubborn ink stain from an exploded pen or a leaky marker, washing the article of clothing over and over may get you nowhere. Thankfully, an overnight soak in a bowl of milk and vinegar may just do the trick to break down the ink and save your clothes.

September 16, 2011
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Lifehacker Tests A $599 Iron

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Ironing is unlikely to be your favourite chore, but just how much better will it get if you spend $599 on the equipment? Lifehacker gets steamy and tests the Philips PerfectCare GC9240.

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How To Deal With ‘Hand Wash Only’ Clothes

The “hand wash only” label on clothes is as annoying as the “dry clean only”, maybe even more so. How exactly should you wash those delicate silk or wool items? How much soap do you need? Can’t you just stick it in the washing machine?

September 7, 2011
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Keep Your Coloured Clothing Bright With A Dash Of Pepper

If you’re finding that your clothes fade easily when washed, Reader’s Digest suggests throwing a little pepper into your load of laundry:

August 23, 2011
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Save Money By Using Half The Laundry Detergent Recommended

Many of us may be pouring money down the drain by using too much laundry detergent. Even the recommended amount may be too much, according to financial blog DailyFinance. Here’s how to stop laundry soap overdosing.

August 12, 2011
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How To Fold A Fitted Sheet Into A Nice Flat Rectangle

Fitted sheets, with their odd round elastic-y corners, are a puzzle to fold. That is, unless you know how to fold a fitted sheet like a pro, as the video above shows us.

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