clothing care

How to Remove Scorch Marks from Clothing

Think of a laundry mistake, and I’ve probably made it. So, leaving a scorch mark on a pair of Matt’s dress slacks is no exception. It’s been a while since I did that, and all I recall is that they were khaki dress slacks, the mark wasn’t too terrible, and I managed to camouflage it. …

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Tips for Removing Clothing Stains

Many times, stains and spills on your clothes can be easily dealt with at home. You simply spray on your favorite grocery store spotter, launder according to the care label’s directions, and your clothes look as good as new. Then there are the other times where it’s not that easy. Here are six tips to help you deal with stains at home or to help you recognize when it’s time to call on a professional. …

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Jewelry, Purses, and Briefcases Can Damage Clothing

Sad but true. The things we enjoy wearing with our clothes, or the things we need to function in everyday life can cause damage to our clothing. Buttons, trinkets, necklaces, and watches can have rough edges that rub up against necklines or sleeve cuffs causing …

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Dealing with Clothing Embellishments: How to Clean Clothing with Sequins, Beads or Rhinestones

There’s a reason why it’s a hand wash only dress – the dress manufacturer knew that the embellishments they attached to that dress won’t withstand the dry cleaning process, and if they put on the care label ‘dry clean’ and the beads melt, then they are responsible for replacing the dress. That’s because the dry cleaner has no way of testing whether the embellishments can withstand the cleaning process. …

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How Starch Impacts a Man's Dress Shirt

You like your dress shirt so stiff that it could stand in the corner on its own? So does my husband. To get that feel, you’ll first need to start with a 100% heavyweight cotton shirt. Then when you drop off your shirts for laundering, you’ll need to express your desire for starch. Starch and sizing are laundry additives that increase the firmness of fabrics and, in particular, men’s cotton dress shirts. A study conducted by the Dry-cleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), the Association of Professional Drycleaners, showed starch and sizing can both protect and harm shirts at the same time. …

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How to Remove Mold Stains from Clothing

Before we get started on how to remove mold, let’s first talk about what it is. Mold is a fungus made of small organisms typically found almost everywhere, and when it’s in small amounts, mold is typically harmless. The problem comes in when they land …

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Does Dry Cleaning Cause Your Clothes to Shrink?

I’d like to delay answering that question until I answer these two questions. First, what is shrinkage? Second, why does it happen in clothing? The definition of shrink is ‘to become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract.’ Clothing can …

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What is the Difference Between Dry Cleaning and Professional Wet Cleaning?

Lots of customers don’t realize that professional wet cleaning is even an option, but A Cleaner World has been doing it for years. Let’s do a little compare and contrast on Dry Cleaning versus Professional Wet Cleaning. In this article learn the difference between dry cleaning and wet cleaning. …

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Meet Jordan Fristoe

The best way to read someone’s character is to hire them to babysit for your kids; if they take good care of your children, then you can trust them with anything. More than 15 years ago, Jordan babysat for Chris Edwards’s children. At the time we had a few locations that needed part-time Customer Service help, so Chris asked Jordan to fill out an application, and she was hired by one of our franchise owners, David Jones. …

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We Are Open to Assist You

We know that you are concerned about the COVID-19 coronavirus as are we. That’s why we are taking precautions to ensure the safety of our team and clients. We are closely monitoring announcements by the CDC, government agencies and current research by the Dry Cleaning …

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