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Secondhand bed and table linen: checks and revival
Old linen sheets and tablecloths are among the best-value finds in a thrift store, because the fiber outlasts almost everything made from…
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laundry
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Travel
The packing math for a 7- to 14-day trip
One decision sets the number of everything else you pack: how often you will do laundry. Work that out first and a…
Secondhand 101
Cleaning a secondhand buy before the first wear
Most secondhand purchases need airing and a wash, not a dry cleaner. Here is what each fiber actually needs, what a domestic…
Travel
Laundry while traveling, and the fabrics that survive it
Hand washing works for wool, silk and synthetics and fails for cotton and denim. Knowing in advance which of your clothes dry…
Repair & Care
Washing wool, cashmere and silk at home
Cool water, around 86°F, a pH-neutral detergent, no wringing and a flat dry. Wool felts when heat, water and movement combine, and…
Repair & Care
How to remove a stain without ruining the fiber
Two questions decide every stain: what the fiber is, and what the mark is made of. Get either wrong and the treatment…