The Ugly Truth About Set-In Stains

Dear Home-Ec 101, How do you get out set-in stains, especially in clothes?They have been there a while. I don’t want to have to throw these tops out. Signed,Teresa the Terse in Terra Haute Heather says, I wish I were more comfortable on camera. Sometimes long answers, like those about set-in stains, are better heard than … Read more

What Causes Spots on Clothing?

Dear Home-Ec 101, I saw your email reply to someone asking why they were getting grease-like stains on their clothing after washing them.  Your reply said it was from a liquid fabric softener.  The problem is I don’t use fabric softener, and I get these grease like spots on my clothing quite regularly.  I cannot … Read more

Mattress Stains, When to Worry and When to Say to Heck with It

Dear Home Ec 101, I’ve got a problem that I haven’t seen addressed on the blog, or anywhere else for that matter.  We have an older twin-size, leather sofa-bed; which lived happily in our library in our home for several years, did an eight-year stint as extra seating at my office, and now has been … Read more

Lipstick in the Laundry

Heather says: Sometimes the questions come in via Twitter. Today’s query: @TheMorrisBunch: help!! I took clothes out of the wash and found red lipstick in the dryer and all over my clothes. First of all, yuck. I don’t envy your situation in the least, finding lipstick stains in the laundry is a great big hassle. … Read more