Dyes can be used to imbue fabrics with a happy, welcoming spirit. Using just fabric dye, hot water, and salt, experiment with the practice of creating your own hues. Give plain white cotton dish ...

This simple but effective laundry tip for your washing machine will prevent the dye from your clothes from running together ...

Homemakers in the 19th century had to devote most of a day to washing clothes each week: hauling and heating water, scrubbing the clothes against a board, then hauling more water in to rinse them ...