Fashion
15 Clothing Tips and Tricks You Can’t Live Without
#8. Brine Your T-Shirts
Wishing you could make all of your new tees as super soft as your favorite t-shirt? You can! Just brine them in salt water. Add ½ cup of salt to 1 quart of water and soak your tee in this solution for three days. Follow with a machine wash (only a bit of detergent) and then tumble dry on low.
Next Up: Easy Fixes for Hems
#9. Quick Hem Fix
Find yourself putting on your favorite pants or skirt only to find the hem coming loose but you don’t have time (or don’t know how!) to sew it? No problem! Just head over to your crafting table and pull out the hot glue gun or double stick tape. It’s a great temporary fix. Also, throw that double stick tape in your purse for on-the-go hem-emergencies.
Next Page: Keep Shoes from Pinching
#10. Shoe Stretching
Stretch shoes by adding a bag of water to each shoe and freeze overnight. The water expands inside of the shoe to gently stretch the shoe out slightly. Remove the shoes from the freezer and allow the ice to melt just enough to remove the bags. Your shoes will be slightly roomier and should fit great. This works particularly well for leather shoes.
Fix Those Bra Straps Easy with this Next Tip….
#11. Bra Straps Be Gone
When you’ve got one of those cute little A-line summer shirts but don’t have a bra that works with it, try this simple little solution. Attach a paperclip to the back of your bra straps, holding them together in the appropriate place to fit your shirt. Your straps will stay secure and you will look all put-together and fabulous!
Care For Delicates Easily with this Next Hack….
#12. How to Dry Hand-wash Clothes
When you wash delicate clothes by hand, you may find that wringing them out is extremely hard. Instead of hand-wringing them, make use of that salad spinner (that you never actually use for salads!) by using it to get the excess water out of your hand-wash clothes.
Next Page: Keep Your Shoes Smelling Fresh
#13. Fight Off Shoe Odors
Stinky shoes a problem? Don’t throw away your favorite shoes! Keep the smell out of your shoes by placing dry tea bags in them at night or whenever you aren’t wearing them. The tea pulls out the odors as well as eliminating any moisture that might be building up and encouraging bad smells.
Up Next: Check Out This Hoodie Hack
#14. Loose Hoodie Strings
When you find that your hoodie strings have come out of the hood of your favorite sweatshirt, it’s not the end of the world! Just grab a safety pin and you’ll be gold. Attach the safety pin to the end of the string and feed it back through the hole. It’s a cinch and soon you’ll be cinching your hoodie string just as it should be.
The Secret To Static Cling on the Next Page….
#15. Fight Static Cling
Dry, winter weather can be the worst for creating static on your clothes and hair. But don’t buy that expensive spray. The answer is lotion! Just rub a bit of hand or body lotion on your hands and gently smooth it over the garment or hair fly-aways (being sure not to get globs on it or it will stain your clothes). The moisture will kill static immediately.
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