Talking Dirty Laundry With the Queen of Clean - Softcover

Linda Cobb

4.07

68 ratings by Goodreads

9780743430135: Talking Dirty Laundry With the Queen of Clean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743430131 ISBN 13: 9780743430135

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2001

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Banish wash day blues with savvy tips from housekeeping's royal lady! Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean put an end to the vicious wash-and-dry cycle - with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting and stain-busting! Let the Queen show you how to: Sort laundry like a pro Remove spots, stains, scorch marks and odours Soften hard water and save clothes from a dull, grey fate Make your own fabric softener sheets in a snap Say good-bye to pink socks with a foolproof colourfastness test Line-dry clothes without hanger lumps or clothespin marks Decipher those fabric care symbols on clothing tags Get the scoop on home dry-cleaning kits Discover the secrets to lint-free drying and quick fixes for when tissues, crayons and other foreign bodies take a spin in the dryer The Queen provides a complete stain removal guide and ransacks your cupboard for amazing, inexpensive spot removers including lemon juice, meat tenderiser, WD-40, salt, shaving cream...and more! Whether you turn around family-sized wash loads seven days a week, air your dirty laundry at the local launderette, or are among the seriously 'laundry challenged,' consult the Queen for no-nonsense advice and fabulous results!

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Review:

Are you sick of turning your underwear pink and finding freshly washed tissue bits all over your new jeans? Perhaps it's time to investigate the deeper mysteries of the laundry room. There's more to clean clothes than soap and water, and Linda Cobb is willing to get down to the nitty-gritty in her simple, straightforward Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean. No question is too small for the Queen--she tackles everything from stinky shoes to starched collars.

Each short chapter concerns a specific topic, starting with the care and cleaning of the washing and drying machines themselves. Who knew the washer needed regular cleaning? A short section on line drying is included here as well; never again will you ponder the proper way to hang hand-washed slacks. Most of the chapters are devoted to various types of special problems, such as colors that ran, stain and odor removal, and cleaning large items like bedspreads and lampshades. Explanations for when to dry-clean and how to make your own spot cleaners using household items like club soda, cream of tartar, and denture-cleaning tablets are also included, alongside ironing techniques and the definitive way of color sorting. Particularly helpful are the A-to-Z guides to fabric care and stain removal at the end of the book. Each type of fabric--from delicates like chiffon and velvet to rugged corduroy and denim--has a preferred treatment and certain chemicals that it just can't handle. Talking Dirty Laundry will give you optimal cleaning results--whether you got chocolate on your khakis or wine on your wool, you'll have the problem solved before you can say, "Shout it out!" --Jill Lightner

About the Author:

Linda Cobb first shared her cleaning tips with readers in a newspaper column in Michigan, where she owned a cleaning and disaster-restoration business dealing with the aftermath of fires and floods. Since then she has shared her housekeeping tips on radio and television shows across the country, including a fabulous appearance on Oprah. Linda Cobb lives in Phoenix with her husband. Visit her popular Web site: www.queenofclean.com

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