Hacks related to the storage or use of fabrics
Questions tagged [fabric]
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De-pill the clothes?
Many people, like me, do not like to wear clothes which have small pill-like balls especially on cotton based fabric.
I tried plucking the visible pills after a wash, that was very annoying and time consuming.
Any good hacks to remove the pills from…
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How do I remove dust from fabric lampshades?
Many of my lampshades are made of different types of fabric, which accumulate dust. I've tried wiping them, vacuuming, etc, but I haven't been happy with the results.
What can I do?
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How to keep mosquitoes from biting through fabric?
What can I do to keep mosquitoes from biting me through fabric?
I have two scenarios in mind.
Use case 1: I have applied insect repellant to all areas of exposed skin, but mosquitoes keep biting me through my clothes (esp. shoulders).
Use case 2: I…
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How to make a 100% cotton shirt repel moisture?
I bought a casual 100% cotton button-down shirt the other day from the brand ESP fashion.
I live in Bangkok, Thailand and it's crazy hot here at the moment (or any moment), so I figured a white one would probably A) not be as hot in the sun and B)…
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Washing face towels
I have acne prone skin so I use a face towel to dry off my face. When it gets dirty I want to wash it on the highest temperature but I don't want to wash it with anything else that can contaminate it (like underwear etc).
Any hacks to wash face…
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How to remove wax from woolen clothes?
During Christmas I managed to drop some wax of a candle onto my woolen pullover.
On most other types of cloth, I would just try to remove it by scrubbing it off, but this does not seems like an option here, since I would ruin my pullover this…
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What causes these marks on my chinos, and how can I get rid of them?
I have a pair of chinos, which are my most comfortable pair of trousers - the problem is that after the second or third wash, they look like this:
Note the white lines, which have formed along more or less permanent creases that they came out of…
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How do I soften a new set of 400 thread count organic cotton sheets?
I recently purchased a set of 400 thread count organic cotton sheets. They arrived feeling stiff and scratchy. I tried washing them several times, both with detergent and with baking soda, and then putting them in the dryer with fabric softener.…
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Does freezing tights make them more durable?
Various blog posts and articles suggest that freezing a pair of tights will make them last longer.
From a blog named Eclipsed Moon:
Put your tights in the freezer.
I thought that this was a silly old-wives tale, but it actually does
work!…
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How can I clean my car seat which is made of fabric?
I have dirt and stains on my car's seat which is made of fabric. Since the car was a topline one and I don't like non-fabric seats, I'd like to preserve it. How can I clean them cost effectively?
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How to cut piece of fabric in a way that won't unravel the rest of the fabric?
I have a piece of fabric that I want to remove:
The cloth arrived this way from the factory, looks like a production bug. I didn't try to stitch or anything else with the fabric yet, except initial washing.
From experience, if I'll just cut it with…
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How to remove blue gel pen ink from cream colored jeans
Can you provide me tips on removing gel pen ink from a very light colored (cream color) pair of jeans.
The gel pen ink is from Bic Gelocity (blue color).
Many solutions over the internet and also on stackexchange offer advice for removing ink using…
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How do I properly clean my watch bands?
It's summer again and my watch bands start to stink after a few days wearing them. I have many of them, but I am at a loss in terms of coming up with a good process for properly deep-cleaning them.
I am talking about nylon watch bands. I use an…
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How to remove bonded-printed content from a ripstop fabric?
I was gifted an insulated picnic bag (a bit like this one). The thing is, its rip-stop fabric side has a company logo printed on it...
... and it doesn't just scratch off. How can I remove the printed logo without harming the fabric?
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Cheap non-toxic hydrophobic (spray) coating for fabrics?
I would like to make my clothes to repel water (with hydrophobic coating?). Any suggestion of not-so-expensive method to achieve this?
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