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Clean your washing machine with vinegar and baking soda using this simple hot-water washer refresh for musty odors, detergent residue, and fresher laundry.

This homemade laundry detergent recipe makes a thick, budget-friendly laundry sauce with Fels Naptha, Borax, washing soda, and water. Use 1 tablespoon per load.

A hair straightener may kill a louse trapped directly between its plates, but it cannot safely reach every louse or nit. Learn why flat ironing is not a reliable lice treatment and what parents should do instead.

Learn how to do a backstitch by hand with this easy beginner tutorial. Clear numbered steps explain where the needle enters and exits, how to space stitches, sew curves and straight lines, secure the thread, and avoid common mistakes.

Learn how to do a stem stitch by hand with easy step-by-step instructions. Discover how to embroider smooth curves, flower stems, vines and lettering while keeping your stitches even.