Laundry: the Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes and Linens

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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; PREFACE How to Do the Laundry; INTRODUCTION; PART I ABOUT LAUNDERING; 1 Gathering Storing and Sorting Laundry; 2 Carefully Disregarding Care Labels; 3 Washers Dryers and Other Laundry Room Equipment; 4 Laundering; 5 Drying the Laundry; 6 Ironing; 7 Folding Clothes and Linens; 8 How to Launder Tricky Items; 9 Common Laundry Mishaps and Problems; 10 Sanitizing the Laundry; 11 Removing Stains from Fabrics; 12 Science for the Laundry; PART II LIVING WITH CLOTH; 13 Fabrics That Work; 14 Aprons Dish Towels and Rags Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page CONTENTS AUTHOR'S NOTE PREFACE How to Do the Laundry INTRODUCTION PART I ABOUT LAUNDERING 1 Gathering Storing and Sorting Laundry 2 Carefully Disregarding Care Labels 3 Washers Dryers and Other Laundry Room Equipment 4 Laundering 5 Drying the Laundry 6 Ironing 7 Folding Clothes and Linens 8 How to Launder Tricky Items 9 Common Laundry Mishaps and Problems 10 Sanitizing the Laundry 11 Removing Stains from Fabrics 12 Science for the Laundry PART II LIVING WITH CLOTH 13 Fabrics That Work 14 Aprons Dish Towels and Rags 15 Beds and Bedding16 Textile Furnishings Carpets Rugs and Upholstery 17 Sewing 18 Closets for Clothes and Linens PART III ABOUT CLOTH 19 The Fabric of Your Home 20 Transformations 21 The Natural Fibers 22 The Man Made Fibers and Blends NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SOURCES INDEX