Tag: cleaning
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Dusting Tool
Nov 18, 2024 by HTV9 This is more experimental than anything else. It’s three chopsticks rubber-banded together, with one of those knit dustrags I made kind of wadded at the top and attached to it with a hair tie. Does it dust more easily and effectively than just the dustrag itself? Only time will tell.…
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New Laundry Stain Removal
Oct 11, 2024 by HTV9 Tonight I anointed my sweater with the kiss of ketchup. Lots of ketchup. This is my second favorite sweater so I wasn’t too pleased. In a lot of cleaning handbooks and guides there’s this guide to stain removal that is a bunch of arcane wizardry and mystical chanting, more or…
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Knit Dust Rags
Aug 14, 2024 by HTV9 So this is a practice run of stockinette stitch. It’s probably suitable for a beginner knitter. I’m not going to put in a tutorial here of how to knit or purl, cast on or bind off, or overhand-knot and weave in yarn ends, because you can find all those in…
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An Attempt At Reusable Kitchen Washcloths
Jun 19, 2024 by HTV9 This might not be the most accessible post but it is what it is. Here was my idea: what if I cleaned up the washcloths already in the kitchen, sterilized them, then kept them in the kitchen and used them only to clean said kitchen and its surfaces, cleaning them…
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No microfiber cloth on hand
Mar 1, 2024 by HTV9 So if you have sunglasses, especially polarized ones, you’ve probably gotten smudges on them and furiously wiped them down with a T-shirt, yielding much disappointment. Going to the store to buy a glasses cleaning kit or a microfiber cloth for cleaning laptops and such is an option but not a…
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No Visuals: Uses Of Rags or Washcloths
Jan 26, 2024 by HTV9 Washcloths Uses:Fold into quarters and use as a soap dishUse instead of a plastic scrubby to exfoliate skin in the shower or bathWhen you get soap slivers, wet down the washcloth and rub the soap into the washcloth to use up the soapWipe down surfaces in the kitchen with dish…
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Assorted ideas without visuals
Jan 26, 2024 by HTV9 1. Upon entering a room and forgetting what you came in there for, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Sometimes can help.2. Clover and alfalfa seeds can be put on pastures or lawns before the location’s usual period of several weeks of rain to help with soil…
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