Hand-washing clothes with care extends the life of your pieces, especially delicate materials like silk or embellished fabrics. We’ve all been there: A clothing item with a tag that reads “hand-wash ...

Modern-day laundry doers have it pretty easy: Soiled clothes, towels and sheets go into the washing machine and come out clean, job done. But knowing how to launder a garment by hand is more useful ...

Even the most delicate fabrics can often be treated at home, rather than dry-cleaned, and it doesn’t have to be a hassle. By Emilia Petrarca If laundry is a chore, hand washing might feel like ...

Let’s say that somebody in your family has been sick. To make sure those germs are gone, would it be better to scrub your dishes by hand or put them in the dishwasher? If you used water from the ...

A sign urging unity and reminding New Boston residents to wash their hands was temporarily taken off the New Boston town common recently after one selectman had concerns that it violated town zoning ...

Washing your clothes by hand sounds like a tedious task — something that should’ve been eradicated from our daily lives when the washing machine was invented. If you don’t have a washer and dryer, ...