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Clothing care, page 2

Washing, ironing, stain removal and care for shoes, leather and jewelry. Keep the pieces you love in good condition for longer.

63 guides, page 2 of 3

Guides on page 2

  1. Two hands reshape the ribbed hem of an oatmeal cashmere sweater laid flat on a white towel.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash cashmere by hand or machine

    How to wash a cashmere sweater or scarf at home: read the label, hand wash in lukewarm water with a wool detergent, press out the water and dry it flat.

  2. Inside out dark indigo jeans hang from wooden clips on a drying rack in a softly lit room.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash jeans and how often to do it

    How to wash jeans so they keep their color and fit: how often to wash, inside out in cold water, air drying, raw denim and what to do if your jeans shrink.

  3. A folded pale blue linen shirt with a cloth measuring tape beside it.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash linen, and does linen shrink?

    How to wash linen shirts, pants and sheets: a gentle cycle, cool water and mild detergent, plus when linen shrinks, how to dry it and what to do about wrinkles.

  4. Two hands lift a wet champagne silk blouse from clear water in a white enamel basin.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash silk at home

    How to wash silk safely: when the label says a cleaner is the better choice, how to test for color bleeding, and how to hand wash, dry and iron silk at home.

  5. A stack of thick white and oatmeal towels rests on a pale wooden bench beside an open sunlit window.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash towels so they stay soft

    How to wash towels in a washing machine: the right temperature, less detergent, no softener, when vinegar helps, and how to fix towels that smell or feel stiff.

  6. A crisp stack of folded white shirts rests on a pale oak shelf beside an open sunlit window.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash white clothes and keep them white

    How to wash white clothes: sort them, pick the right water temperature and detergent dose, use oxygen or chlorine bleach safely, and rescue whites that yellowed.

  7. Inside out dark leggings and a sports bra air dry on a wooden rack beside an open window.

    Washing and ironing

    How to wash workout clothes and remove odor

    How to wash workout clothes so the smell actually leaves: what to do right after training, water temperature, detergent, soaking, drying and when to deep clean.

  8. Two hands hold open an oatmeal sweater seam to reveal a white care label with five laundry symbols

    Washing and ironing

    Laundry symbols explained: how to read a care label

    What laundry symbols mean, in plain words: the wash tub, triangle, square, iron and circle, plus the dots, bars and crosses that change each instruction.

  9. A clear unlabeled vinegar bottle and filled glass measuring cup sit beside folded oatmeal towels on a washer

    Washing and ironing

    White vinegar in laundry: when it helps and when it doesn't

    How to use white vinegar in laundry: how much to add, where it goes in the washer, what it can and cannot do, and the one mixing mistake that is truly dangerous.

  10. A faintly pink cotton T shirt lies beside a single red sock on natural off white linen

    Stain removal

    How to fix dye transfer: color run remover and other fixes

    Red sock turned the load pink? How to fix dye transfer on white and colored clothes: rewashing, oxygen bleach soaks, color run remover, and what to do after drying.

  11. Two hands rinse a faint rust colored mark from a pale blue shirt cuff under a cold tap.

    Stain removal

    How to get blood out of clothes

    Get blood out of clothes with cold water and an enzyme soak, rescue dried stains on sheets and jeans, and learn which mistakes set blood for good.

  12. Hands scrape melted chocolate from a pale blue shirt cuff with a butter knife beside a bowl of water

    Stain removal

    How to get chocolate out of clothes

    Remove chocolate stains from clothes in the right order: scrape, rinse cool, treat the fat, then the brown mark. Includes dried stains, whites, wool and silk.

  13. A coffee stained white cotton shirt lies beside a tipped paper cup and stainless kitchen sink

    Stain removal

    How to get coffee out of clothes

    How to get coffee out of clothes: rinse in cool water, pretreat with liquid detergent, then wash with bleach safe for the fabric. Covers cream, dried and old stains.

  14. Hands work detergent into a green grass stain on light blue jeans with a soft wooden toothbrush

    Stain removal

    How to get grass stains out of clothes

    How to get grass stains out of jeans, whites and sports kit: an enzyme soak, alcohol for stubborn green, safe bleach and what to do with dried stains.

  15. A hand brushes white cornstarch over an oil spot on a gray cotton T shirt on a pale wood table.

    Stain removal

    How to get grease out of clothes

    Get grease out of clothes with an absorbent powder and dish soap, tackle black car grease, and rescue oil stains that survived the washer and dryer.

  16. Folded dark blue jeans with pink gum on the back pocket sit beside a bag of ice and a butter knife

    Stain removal

    How to get gum off clothes

    How to get gum off clothes: freeze it hard, scrape it away, dissolve the sticky film that is left, then wash. Includes old gum and gum that went through the dryer.

  17. Hands press a cotton pad against blue ink inside a white shirt pocket over folded paper towels.

    Stain removal

    How to get ink out of clothes

    Remove pen ink from clothes with rubbing alcohol and blotting, rescue dried or washed stains, and know which inks and fabrics need a professional cleaner.

  18. A hand dabs a faint foundation mark on a white shirt collar with a cotton pad over paper towel

    Stain removal

    How to get makeup and lipstick out of clothes

    How to get makeup out of clothes: powder, liquid foundation, lipstick and mascara each need a different first step. Fresh, dried and on the go methods.

  19. A hand brushes cracked dried mud from light blue jeans draped across sunlit stone steps

    Stain removal

    How to get mud out of clothes

    How to get mud out of clothes: why you let it dry first, how to pretreat and wash, what to do about red clay, and how to rescue a mud stain that set.

  20. Hands rinse the reverse of a paint marked blue shirt sleeve under cool water in a white sink

    Stain removal

    How to get paint out of clothes

    How to get paint out of clothes, fresh or dried: what works for latex and acrylic, what oil paint needs, which solvents are safe on which fabrics, and when to stop.

  21. A man blots a fresh red wine stain on his pale linen sleeve beside a half full wine glass.

    Stain removal

    How to get red wine out of clothes

    Get red wine out of clothes by blotting and flushing with cool water, then treating what is left with detergent and oxygen bleach, even once it has dried.

  22. Coarse salt covers an orange rust mark on a white shirt cuff beside half a lemon on a sunny sill

    Stain removal

    How to get rust out of clothes

    Get rust out of clothes with lemon and salt, cream of tartar or a fabric rust remover, why chlorine bleach sets rust, and how to stop orange spots from water.

  23. A full white T shirt with a faint orange collar mark lies beside liquid soap and a soft brush

    Stain removal

    How to get sunscreen out of clothes, including orange stains

    How to get sunscreen out of clothes: lift the oil with dish soap, treat orange or yellow marks as rust, skip chlorine bleach and keep stains out of the dryer.

  24. A hand works clear detergent into the exposed underarm seam of an inside out white cotton shirt

    Stain removal

    How to remove deodorant and sweat stains

    Remove deodorant stains from black shirts, lift yellow sweat stains from white clothes, and prevent armpit stains from building up in the first place.