Purchasing and Caring for Sweaters

Sweaters are a valuable part of your wardrobe. Purchasing new sweaters can be part of the “back to school” clothing buying ritual, even if you haven’t been in a classroom in years. Sweaters range from lightweight to heavyweight, cotton to ramie to wool, fall colors to winter colors to spring colors. They can be pullovers, buttoned, vests, short-sleeve, or long-sleeve. …

Rules for Summertime Storage

Now that winter is over, it’s time to store away all those winter clothes until next season. Follow these simple rules to keep your winter fashions looking good season after season: Wash and dry clean everything before storage. Some stains that are now invisible may darken with age. Dirt and food are also invitations to insects. Make all necessary repairs—sew …

Back To School

Getting ready for another year of school usually calls for at least one shopping trip. Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or college student you’ve got some looking good to do this year. The most important thing for students is to be comfortable in what they’re wearing so their minds can focus on learning than nervous self-consciousness. Taking care of new …

Caring for Comforters

Although bedspreads and comforters are mostly used during the cold winter months, many people also use them year round to spice up their bedroom. They are available in a myriad of styles and colors and can be quite costly. Unfortunately, these bedroom favorites are not required to come with affixed care labels, making it more difficult for you to care …

Caring for Draperies

Draperies can be susceptible to a wide variety of problems, ranging from shrinkage and fading to stains and abrasion damage. Too often we only think of cleaning draperies after they’ve been framing our windows for a few years. Sometimes problems can develop over time while they are just hanging there, doing their job of beautifying out homes. What problems are …