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Show One of the most delicate fabrics fab-rics of all, when it comes to washing, wash-ing, is wool. Extremely hot water will actually destroy wool fibers, so never put woolens in anything hotter than lukewarm water. Don't let them soak for any length of time; don't wring them or twist them; don't hang them up to dry. Wash them quickly, squeeze the water out gently, and spread them flat for drying. If you must hang a woolen garment gar-ment up to dry, first pin it or baste it to a turkish towel, and hang the towel and all over the line. Or, dry it indoors by spread-One spread-One of the best ways to keep a clothesline clean is to take it indoors in-doors when it's not being used, and that's a simple job if you screw eyes into the posts and fasten hooks on the ends of the line. Mighty handy when a sudden summer shower pops up and you want to get the line indoors in a hurry. To avoid having woolen garments gar-ments turn stiff and hard after washing, add a few drops of glycerine or a pinch of borax to the wash water. If you want to shrink a woolen garment deliberately before the first time it's washed, soak it in cold water for about two hours; then spread it out to dry without stretching it in any way. ing the towel on a clean window screen and resting the screen between be-tween two chairs so that the air can get at both top and bottom. When your clothesline needs washing, coil it around a washboard wash-board or a piece of wood about that size; stand it in a tub of hot soapy water, and scrub it thoroughly thor-oughly with a brush. To avoid twisting and tangling, let it dry right on the board, and put it up again when it's completely dry. |