If you’ve been gifted a new jumper, but the sender bought you the wrong size, you might be thinking about shrinking the item so that you can still wear it! It’s a pretty good idea in theory, but you may have stumbled across one little problem… you need a tumble dryer to shrink the item. […]
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Ironing is one of those tasks that we all try to put off, or avoid entirely, until we really have to iron something! It should be quite a simple task in theory, but when you’ve not popped the iron on for a while, you almost always get taken aback by all the settings and temperatures
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If your Vax carpet cleaner’s brushes aren’t turning as they should, you may be thinking about buying a new machine. But is it really the end of the road for your faithful companion? Nope, there are a number of reasons why your brushes aren’t turning as they should, and most causes can be rectified very
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Polyester is a durable fabric that is usually a little harder to shrink in comparison to clothes made from cotton, wool and silk. That being said, it isn’t impossible to shrink items made from this material, you just need to know how to go about this exercise properly. Here’s how you shrink polyester clothes. Polyester
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Microwaves save us from standing near a hot stove for hours on end, they deliver us great meals (popcorn of course!), and they even heat up mum’s mouth-watering cottage pie from the night before. They’re a dream, right! Well, that is until they start to smell and look a little grotty around the edges… But
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We’ve all gone to put our best pair of jeans on only to find that they no longer fit! This usually results in a lot of cursing, sometimes tears and the wearer rolling around on the floor trying to button the jeans up! But does it really have to be so difficult? Surely there must
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If you’ve got carpets that are in need of some TLC you may be tempted to go out and buy a specialised cleaner to do the job. You might even be tempted to rent out a machine for the day to revitalise your carpets. But, what if I said you can clean your carpets by
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If you’re new to the tumble dryer scene you may be a little confused by all the buttons, and/or dials you have on the front of your machine. Sometimes manufacturers put little icons next to words to help you figure out what each setting means, but this isn’t always the case. Lucky for you I’m
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There are so many myths, hacks and genuine stories to be had when it comes to laundry. So much so, deciding what’s fact and fiction can be a nightmare – might even be a costly one too! So, here are the 16 biggest laundry myths debunked! And I’ve added in the facts for you to
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Keeping clothes clean by washing them in a washing machine seems like a pretty straightforward task. After all, what could really go wrong? But… Bad habits have a way of creeping into laundry cleaning routines, and these little practises could be ruining your washing machine – and you might not even know it! So, let’s
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