The chemical treatments that decent clothes have to put up with nowadays not only remove the offending spot (and some of the fabric as well!) but have a bad effect on the whole garment. Especially with good quality materials, both life-span and appearance suffer. We’d like to give you some simple suggestions to prolong the life of your fabrics, domestic or otherwise, and save you the trouble and expense of taking things to the (chemical) cleaners.

You can get rid of the dust and dirt in any garment by these simplest and least harmful of all methods – beating or brushing: with a clothes beater for stronger materials, or a brush for more delicate things. Do it out of doors – you’ll be amazed at the dust you create!