Mama's Laundry Talk
Mama shares tips, insight and secrets of home laundry management.
Have you priced Little Girl Tights lately? Super expensive. Even the ones at Wal-mart aren’t cheap, although they are definitely cheaper quality. So how do you make them last as long as possible while still looking nice? I’m so glad you asked. Here are a few tips: Always wash tights on the delicate cycle. Little …
Have you ever heard of The Wonderwash? I tend to have a preparedness mindset, so the thought of laundry alternatives has crossed my mind more than once. Such as: If the power is out for several days, how would we have clean clothes? If the economy continues to tank and we have a deflation/hyperinflation state, …
There are a couple of laundry questions that I am asked repeatedly, and one of those is: How do I get my clothes to last longer? There are several reasons you would want your clothes to last awhile: you (like me) have a minimal clothing budget, you have a favorite outfit that you want …
One of my readers, Linda, needed to make a laundry item for a graduation gift. A friend’s son was going off to college and wasn’t exactly well-versed in the fine art of washing clothes. So Linda, being the crafty girl that she is, made up this piggy bank for all of the spare change that …
Drying clothes without using the dryer is one of the most frugal things a person can implement when it comes to laundry. There are several methods: hang drying, using the clothesline and also using a drying rack. If you’re in the market for a new drying rack, here are a few possibilities from which to …
Ladies undergarments are not cheap items: pantyhose, brassieres, underwear, Spanx. You can greatly increase the longevity of these garments if you take care of them. But who has time to take special care of lingerie? Once you learn how to care for these items properly, it becomes second nature and doesn’t add any real time …
