Laundry(The Spirit of Keerping Home Series)

Book Description
In grandmother’s day, the fibers were natural, the suds were simple, and the clothes dryer was a line stretched across the backyard. Today the parade of products and fabrics seems endless. But author Monica Nassif knows the secrets behind this satisfying ritual. Laundry lays them out—from sorting and soaking to fluffing and folding, here are tips and techniques that make doing the wash a true pleasure.


About the Author
Monica Nassif is founder and CEO of The Caldrea Company, which specializes in natural cleaning products. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two daughters. Patrick Fox is a Minneapolis-based photographer who spends time away from the camera flying a bush plane and tending 160 forested acres around his cabin in Northern Wisconsin.


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Once Upon a Time, the Fibers Were Natural, the Suds Were Simple, and the clothes dryer was a light wind and a line stretched across the backyard. Today we wear and use enough fabrics to fill the periodic table of elements, and the parade of products seems endless. But fresh, clean clothing and linens are still a sheer delight to the senses, and the ritual of washing them can be just as satisfying. From sorting and soaking to fluffing and folding, here is warm and practical wisdom that will make doing the wash a true pleasure. Crisp white sheets, cozy wool sweaters, soft silk blouses. There's great pleasure to be taken in the look and feel of cared-for clothing and linens. Today, doing laundry is a far cry from how our grandmothers and great-grandmothers laundered. These days laundry is complicated by myriad fabric types, care labels, and a plethora of products, each proclaiming amazing brightening, whitening, and stain removal powers. Enter Laundry -- a fresh approach to doing the wash. In these beautifully illustrated pages, author Monica Nassif reveals the secrets of furnishing a well-equipped, smooth-running laundry room. She offers tips on stain removal and sorting, washing and drying, and how to care for fine linens, heirlooms, and other textile treasures. With practical wisdom and wonderful insight, Laundry is both a compendium of laundry counsel and a celebration of the simple pleasures of home care.


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