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Petite Housekeeping: Laundry: Find Calm Through Clothing Care

Petite Housekeeping: Laundry: Find Calm Through Clothing Care - Hardcover

by Sara Bir
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sara BirSeries:Petite HousekeepingTheme:Topical/New AgePublish date:8/25/2026Pages:160
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Chronicle BooksISBN-13:9781797241364ISBN-10:1797241362UPC:9781797241364Book Category:House & Home, Mind, Body, SpiritBook Subcategory:Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing, Mindfulness & MeditationSize:5.50 x 4.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.182Product ID:SCDXGPYT1Y
An indispensable and charmingly instructive little guide to turning a mundane chore into a mindful experience, complete with detailed guidance on how to best care for and launder your clothes.

The Petite Housekeeping series offers tips and tricks for becoming an expert at domestic upkeep, while finding joy and practicing mindfulness. In this volume, you'll learn how to reframe the ongoing task of laundry by paring down the process and allowing yourself the space to enjoy its rewarding aspects. These pages hold information on how to:

  • Decode those indecipherable care label symbols
  • Remove stubborn stains
  • Pick the right detergent (or make your own)
  • Care for your machines
  • Wash and dry different fabric types the right way
  • Properly iron garments
  • And much more.
In addition, you'll find recipes for homemade fabric freshener spray, laundry soap powder, liquid laundry soap, and laundry stripping solution. Share a laundry facility? No problem--there are tips for how to approach machine care in shared laundry facilities, tips for making trips to the laundromat easier, how to hang dry or hand wash with limited space, and more.

These expert tips are paired with inspired ways to experience the many meditative and sensorial pleasures of laundry, transforming a domestic task into an opportunity for satisfaction and joy.

A SWEET & PRACTICAL GIFT: Filled with hardworking content packaged in a visually rich style, this book is the perfect gift for new renters or homeowners, newlyweds, or recent graduates.

A LOVELY, FUNCTIONAL PIECE OF DECOR: An adorably petite volume with quaint illustrations throughout, this decorative gift book is perfect for displaying atop a laundry room shelf alongside pretty wool dryer balls or mason jars full of laundry soaps.

COLLECT THEM ALL: Find all the Petite Housekeeping books and display them together for a sweet domestic care collection!

Perfect for:

  • Housewarming gift for recent grads, first-time renters or owners, or newlyweds
  • Those interested in avoiding harsh, chemical-forward cleaning methods
  • Anyone looking to take their laundry care routine to the next level
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Chronicle BooksISBN-13:9781797241364ISBN-10:1797241362UPC:9781797241364Book Category:House & Home, Mind, Body, SpiritBook Subcategory:Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing, Mindfulness & MeditationSize:5.50 x 4.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.182Product ID:SCDXGPYT1Y
Sara Bir is a chef, writer, and food librarian. She's the author of Petite Housekeeping: Bathrooms, Pocket Nature: Fruit Harvesting, The Fruit Forager's Companion, Tasting Ohio, and The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook.
Publisher: Chronicle Books

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