Learn effective tips and techniques to make clothes dry faster. Speed up your laundry routine with these recommendations.

If you're like us, you're sometimes willing to throw a favorite old shirt in the dryer and take the chance it may shrink, just to avoid hanging it up in your musty basement. There's nothing worse than ...

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New York City stylist Liz Teich says that most items commonly dry cleaned don't need to be. Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve gotten into the habit of lugging your wool knits, cashmere cardigans and ...

Key Points Iron dry clean only clothes if they're clean and you follow fabric-specific heat settings.For delicate items, try steamers, wrinkle sprays, or bathroom steam instead of direct ironing.Store ...

These are items that don't need to be dry cleaned, even if it is suggested that they do. We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a ban on toxic chemical solvents PCE and TCE which are commonly used in dry cleaning earlier this month. The chemicals are known to cause environmental ...

Hand-washing clothes with care extends the life of your pieces, especially delicate materials like silk or embellished fabrics.

Even the most delicate fabrics can often be treated at home, rather than dry-cleaned, and it doesn’t have to be a hassle. By Emilia Petrarca If laundry is a chore, hand washing might feel like ...