Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean - Softcover

Banish wash day blues with savvy tips from housekeeping's royal lady! Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean put an end to the vicious wash-and-dry cycle - with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting and stain-busting! Let the Queen show you how to: Sort laundry like a pro Remove spots, stains, scorch marks and odours Soften hard water and save clothes from a dull, grey fate Make your own fabric softener sheets in a snap Say good-bye to pink socks with a foolproof colourfastness test Line-dry clothes without hanger lumps or clothespin marks Decipher those fabric care symbols on clothing tags Get the scoop on home dry-cleaning kits Discover the secrets to lint-free drying and quick fixes for when tissues, crayons and other foreign bodies take a spin in the dryer The Queen provides a complete stain removal guide and ransacks your cupboard for amazing, inexpensive spot removers including lemon juice, meat tenderiser, WD-40, salt, shaving cream...and more! Whether you turn around family-sized wash loads seven days a week, air your dirty laundry at the local launderette, or are among the seriously 'laundry challenged,' consult the Queen for no-nonsense advice and fabulous results!

Linda Cobb first shared her cleaning tips with readers in a newspaper column in Michigan, where she owned a cleaning and disaster-restoration business dealing with the aftermath of fires and floods. Since then she has shared her housekeeping tips on radio and television shows across the country, including a fabulous appearance on Oprah. Linda Cobb lives in Phoenix with her husband. Visit her popular Web site: www.queenofclean.com