The Damsel in Dis Dress
Posted in clothing on Feb 22nd, 2011
The Damsel has lectured previously on making your own dryer sheets–a similar topic, perhaps, but not PRECISELY the same thing. What if you want to POUR liquid fabric softener into your washing machine compartment instead of using a dryer sheet? Sometimes people have these urges. You can make your own liquid fabric softener. There are [...]
Don’t be scared. The Damsel isn’t going to force you to make soap out of lard and ashes like in the olden days. Come on, it won’t be so bad. The Damsel got this recipe from Christy Monson, a writing friend. (Contact info below) The Damsel would like to say that Christy is a tidy [...]
Posted in clothing on Jan 8th, 2011
The Damsel has 7 sprogs; thus it goes without saying she’s been around the laundry block. This simple, cheap pre-soak WORKS, especially on food stains. It came into the grateful hands of the Damsel via The Tightwad Gazette, which was a fantastic newsletter published back in the 90′s. Mix one cup powdered dishwashing detergent (like [...]
