A city group teaching people how to fix things and reduce waste has just celebrated a landmark event. The idea of repairing ...

Bleach is an effective, albeit potentially dangerous, product for whitening clothes. Here’s how to whiten your white clothes and bedding without using bleach.

It might start with something as simple as composting your kitchen scraps, cooking from scratch more often, or learning how to mend clothes instead of tossing them. Educating yourself is also key.

Moths eggs are tiny—usually between 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters in size—making them extremely difficult to see, but you might spot the webbing that larvae leave behind on your clothes. How long do ...

How we picked the products for cleaning clothes You can use laundry detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets to clean many common fabrics, however, you should use them carefully and only if ...

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 14, 2024, Section D, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: How to; Hand-Wash Your Clothes. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe ...