Taking Care of Your Garments

Hey Guys and Gals,

In one of my earlier posts I promised to do a post about taking care of our garments. So today I think I might just do that. I am always dropping things down me and staining my clothes, so if I were to replace a garment every time I got a stain, my purse would be empty. Here are a few frugal tips and a few vintage ideas that still hold up today...

Daily Care
Caring a little for your clothes every day will save you caring for them when it is too late and when the task has piled up.
Watch this video about how to be well dressed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKOiIK6eEOU

Simple things like ironing, mending things like buttons and small tears and putting clothes away properly so that they hang properly on a hanger. By taking care of the small jobs you prevent them from becoming big jobs later on and you prevent possibly ruining the garment altogether.

Frugal tips
My Grandmother, my Mother and now I also swear by 'Astonish Carpet Cleaner'. Not only is it great for the carpet but it does wonders for stains in your clothes. All you do is squirt a little onto the stain, then gently rub it in. Work the cleanser into the fabric until the stain is gone then rinse under cold water.

When attempting to get stains out, never use hot water. All you are doing is baking the stain.

For those really delicate garments that are not colour fast, get a large bowl of luke-warm to cool water and pour in lots and lots of salt. I mean a lot! Dip the garment in and let it drip dry. The salt will lock the colour in so that it does not run. It is also probably best to do this on a day when the weather is nice.

Try using vinegar. I am yet to try this but apparently it makes you whites whiter, your colours brighter, eliminates static cling, prevents dye from running, softens your laundry and actually eliminates odours. I will give this a go and let you know how it works out.

Here are a few extra tips for you to try out...

So there are a few tips and tricks to keeping your clothes clean the vintage way.
I hope you have a go at some of these.

Speak soon