I Spilled Two Cups Of Tomato Sauce On My Carpet...What Now?
I dumped a lot of tomato sauce on a carpet and looked on the internet for help. I doused the area with water and…
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How To Wash Cashmere After You've, Uh, Maybe Gotten Peanut Butter On Your Cashmere
How do you get peanut butter out of cashmere? Asking for a sloppy friend (ok ok it’s me.)
How To Keep Your Fancy New Cookware Looking Fancy And New
After years of using a hodgepodge of whatever cookware my roommates and I could scrape together, I finally bought a…
What To Do When Rain, Mud, and Blood Make A Mess Of Your Halloween Costume
As part of my flea-market mermaid costume, I wore an old silk nightgown, then spent a rainy evening treading all over…
Help! Someone Threw Pizza On My Brand New Knit Sneakers.
I just bought a pair of NMD R1 Primeknit sneakers in Linen. Someone threw a piece of pizza and got a small bit of sauce…
How Am I Supposed to Get Blood Stains Out of Leather?
As a 27-year-old menstruating woman, I fancied myself a master at removing blood stains—jeans, underwear, sheets—no…