I watched an interesting piece on The Today Show this morning featuring Heloise and her tips for making clothing last longer. She shared ways to remove certain stains and how to get longer wear from ...

Dear Readers: With spring and summer approaching, it will soon be time for outdoor barbecues and parties. Hot dogs and hamburgers will surely be on menu. But the mustard that we love to slather on ...

Dear Heloise: One of your readers asked about removing an ink stain. The answer is hairspray! Spray on the stain prior to washing and watch the ink disappear. My mother also used hairspray to freshen ...

Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and ...

Dear Heloise: M.W. in California said she straps her cross-body purse into a shopping cart so that no one could steal it without taking the cart. I was shopping not long ago. There were a few grocery ...

Dear Heloise: Please help me out. Any ideas on how to remove underarm shirt stains caused by deodorant? — Thomas D., Bakersfield, Calif. Thomas, these stubborn stains might need a little work. Start ...

Dear Heloise: I have shirts belonging to my 5-year-old with OILY STAINS on the front. How can I remove the stains once they have been through the dryer? -- A Reader in Santa Fe, N.M. Well, you might ...

Dear Heloise: We had an upstairs leak in the master bathroom that left us with a water stain on the ceiling. It’s not terribly noticeable, but I know that it’s there. (And it’s annoying.) It makes my ...

Do you have any tips for folding a king-size fitted sheet after washing? D. Green, Orange, Calif. Yes, I do, and I just showed students at Texas State University (my alma mater) how to do just this!