ADHESIVE TAPE
BE SEEN AT NIGHT
Stick some reflective/fluorescent (waterproof)
tape onto the mudguards of your bike and a piece onto the sides of the pedals,
you will always be seen when cycling.
AS A LINT/HAIR REMOVER
To remove lint or pet hairs from your clothes,
wrap some sellotape around your hand, sticky side out, of course, and then
run your hand over your clothes, all the bits of lint and hairs stick to
the tape!g in the dark.
KEEP CAR DOOR LOCKS FROM ICING
UP
If you know that you are in for some snow or
icy
weather cover your car locks with masking tape,
it helps to keep them dry and they won't ice up.
PICK BROKEN GLASS UP
SAFELY
If you break a glass, the tiny slivers can
be lifted from the carpet with a long strip of tape held between your two
hands and dabs lightly along the carpet.
TO DRILL HOLE
Sticking a piece of sellotape around the drill
bit ensures that you drill the hole to the correct depth. Just stop when
you reach the sellotape!
CHILDREN'S' WAX
CRAYONS
Wrapping masking tape around your kids crayons
will stop them from breaking in half, which they always seem to
do.
MARKING FOOD BAGS IN THE FREEZER
When freezing food, write the details of what
you are freezing on a piece of masking tape and stick to the bag/container.
It stays intact and you won't be eating pureed peaches instead of mashed
carrots!
SENDING PARCELS THROUGH THE
POST
After sticking the address label onto your
parcel place strips of sellotape over the address so that it is covered
completely. If the parcel gets wet in the rain the address will be waterproof
and will not be washed
away.
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IRONING TIES
When ironing ties sip a piece of card inside the tie beforehand. it will
stop those nasty marks which are
caused by the seams on the back of the tie.
STIFF
ZIPPERS
If a zipper gets stiff rub a graphite pencil along the
zipper teeth and it will slide along as good as new.
REMOVING PENCIL MARKS FROM
FABRIC
Pencil marks on fabric can be removed by rubbing
lightly with a piece of bread. This also works well on wallpaper without
rubbing off the pattern like an eraser would.
TO STOP DYE RUNNING FROM CLOTHES
To stop dye running out of clothes when you wash them
for the first time, soak them in vinegar for a few hours
before the first wash.
TO REMOVE STUBBORN ODOURS
To remove stubborn odours from clothes leave the
garment on a hard surface overnight covered with cat litter. In
the morning, shake the litter off and wash as usual. The odour will
be gone. It's the Bicarbonate of Soda in the cat litter which does the
trick.
FRAGRANCING YOUR CLOTHES
To give your clothes a nice smell put a few drops of
your fave cologne into the water when using a steam
iron. It gives a delicate smell to the clothing. (Make
sure you are only ironing your own clothes or hubby
will be going out smelling like a woman!)
TO IRON SLEEVES EASILY
To iron sleeves easily without getting the usual
crease along the sleeve, roll up a newspaper with
a tea towel and slip it into the sleeve. It makes a good
ironing pad for the sleeve and you won't have that dreaded crease.
FOR SHARP TROUSER
CREASES
Rub a wet bar of soap along the inside of the
trouser leg creases then iron on the right side as
usual. You will have nice sharpe creases in the
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