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Cleaning Neckties

I’ve mentioned before that Gray wears a tie to school once a week. Now that he’s in high school, he’s graduated to the better-quality tie, so we had to purchase new ties at the beginning of the school year. After his first day of wearing …

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Forsyth County Home Delivery Service

Once upon a time, having your clothes dry cleaned or professionally laundered meant you had to get into your car, drive to the store while fighting traffic, and wait in line to drop off your clothes, and then you had to repeat the process when picking up your clean clothes. Not anymore. Not only does A Cleaner World offer Home Pick Up & Deliver Service in Guilford County, we now offer it in Forsyth County as well! Consider yourself lucky if you live in Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Lewisville, Clemmons, Advance, Bermuda Run, and Pfafftown. …

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How to Keep Laundry Under Control

If I skip even one day of doing laundry, I end up regretting it the next day. For a family of three, we seem to produce a lot of dirty clothing. On a typical day, I dirty a set of running clothes, a set of …

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Storing Summer Clothes

There are important steps to follow as you place your summer clothing into storage until warm weather returns. A Cleaner World shares tips so that your summer clothes will look great next summer. …

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Caring for Band Uniforms

Once again, I am this year’s middle school cross country coach. Over the summer we met every Monday morning at 7:30 to train for an hour; still at 7:30 a.m. in July it can be warm, and at one practice I had one kid nearly …

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2021 Cover the City Project

Eight years ago, Amanda Anderson brought a group of friends together to help a homeless man in High Point. That single act of kindness led to a non-profit organization that focuses on providing blankets for the homeless population in both shelters and for those that live out in the elements during winter months. With the mission to cover cities literally and physically with warmth and love, Cover the City Project is well on their way to doing just that. They have chapter locations in North Carolina, New York, and Ohio and have collected approximately 45,000 blankets since inception. This year they would like to collect 10,000 blankets, and that’s where we come in. …

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Caring for Baby Clothes

Sometimes I feel like Gray provides an endless supply of dirty clothes, but the truth is that he produced many more dirty items as a baby than as a teenager. At least now he knows about napkins, toilet paper, washing his hands, and how to …

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What are Antique, Retro, and Vintage Garments?

My son has taken to labeling things by group, but he gets the group completely wrong. For instance, he recently started calling me “Boomer”, which is way off base; I belong to Gen X. My parents are actually Boomers. My dad will be giving him …

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Caring for Silk

Silk fabric is strong, lustrous, luxurious, expensive, and comes from worms. That’s right; silk is made from a fiber created by the Bombyx mori, also known as the Chinese or Mulberry silkworm. Silk fabric has been around a long time, dating back to China during …

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How to Clean and Care for Outdoor Patio Cushions

Caring for outdoor furniture can be a challenge. A Cleaner World shares tips on how to keep you patio furniture to last for seasons to come. …

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History of Labor Day

like holidays, and not because we get a day off work. I like them mostly because we set aside a special day to observe a special event or to celebrate a person’s or a group’s involvement in creating greatness, and the Labor Day holiday is …

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We Do Other Stuff Besides Dry Cleaning

When I tell folks that I work for a dry cleaner, I always feel like I’m selling A Cleaner World short. After all, we don’t just dry clean clothes, and when it comes to dry cleaning, there’s way more to it than just putting the clothes into a machine. …

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Caring for Athletic Uniforms

August signifies the start of school, and for me, it also signifies cross country season. Gray has been running cross country since third grade, and I have been coaching middle school cross country for two years now. Up until middle school, runners wore a soft …

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Labeling Your Child's Clothing and Supplies

My son would lose his head if it weren’t attached to his shoulders; I’m not sure if his ability to keep track of his things is much better now at age 14 versus age 6. The truth is the amount of interest and effort he …

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Preparing for Back-to-School

I love summer. Let me rephrase that: I love summer break. I love that the days are slower paced. I love the fact that there’s no homework, no after school practices, no drop off or pick up, and no set bedtime. You would think I …

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