http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/housekeeping/save-my-chenille humor advice column for parents Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/housekeeping/save-my-chenille/comment-page-1#comment-34 Housewifely Advice: Look to me for magic mushroom recipes and Hugh Jackman | Queen of Shake Shake Mon, 11 May 2009 07:14:55 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=55#comment-34 [...] the paranoid schizophrenics debate numerous conspiracy theories, real life happens in the way of stains on couches, neighbors blowing leaves, and a friend’s frisky husband.  This is where the Mouthy [...] [...] the paranoid schizophrenics debate numerous conspiracy theories, real life happens in the way of stains on couches, neighbors blowing leaves, and a friend’s frisky husband.  This is where the Mouthy [...]

]]> http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/housekeeping/save-my-chenille/comment-page-1#comment-33 =Tamar Mon, 11 May 2009 03:59:11 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=55#comment-33 Ironing only works if the couch cover isn't acrylic or some other plastic that will melt. If it's wool, no problem. Cotton is iffy - it burns and smolders. The hardware store sometimes has a product designed to remove wax by dissolving it. Or just put a baggie of ice cubes on it, then break the solid wax off the threads, which will at least make the stain smaller. Ironing only works if the couch cover isn’t acrylic or some other plastic that will melt. If it’s wool, no problem. Cotton is iffy – it burns and smolders.
The hardware store sometimes has a product designed to remove wax by dissolving it.
Or just put a baggie of ice cubes on it, then break the solid wax off the threads, which will at least make the stain smaller.

]]> http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/housekeeping/save-my-chenille/comment-page-1#comment-32 kitten Sun, 10 May 2009 08:25:28 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=55#comment-32 to get rid of candle wax... iron it! with newspaper uner the iron to absorb the melted wax. This is how we got the wax out of the fabric we batik printed in 4th grade. Also useful for science projects when pressing flowers for 6 weeks creates a mouldy blob to get rid of candle wax…
iron it! with newspaper uner the iron to absorb the melted wax.
This is how we got the wax out of the fabric we batik printed in 4th grade.
Also useful for science projects when pressing flowers for 6 weeks creates a mouldy blob

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