Product Description

Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean® put an end to the vicious washand-dry cycle -- with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting, and stain-busting!

Let the Queen show you how to:

• sort laundry like a pro
• remove spots, stains, scorch marks, and odors
• soften hard water-and save clothes from a dull, gray fate
• make your own fabric softener sheets in a snap
• say good-bye to pink socks, with a foolproof colorfastness test
• line-dry clothes without hanger lumps or clothespin marks
• decipher those fabric care symbols on clothing tags
• get the scoop on home dry-cleaning kits
• discover the secrets to lint-free drying-and quick fixes for when tissues, crayons, and other foreign bodies take a spin in the dryer

The Queen provides a complete stain removal guide -- and ransacks your cupboard for amazing, inexpensive spot removers including

lemon juice • meat tenderizer • WD-40 • lubricant • salt • shaving cream...and more!

Whether you turn around family-sized wash loads seven days a week, air your dirty laundry at the local laundromat, or are among the seriously "laundry challenged," consult the Queen for no-nonsense advice -- and fabulous results!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #355331 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From Amazon.com
Are you sick of turning your underwear pink and finding freshly washed tissue bits all over your new jeans? Perhaps it's time to investigate the deeper mysteries of the laundry room. There's more to clean clothes than soap and water, and Linda Cobb is willing to get down to the nitty-gritty in her simple, straightforward Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean. No question is too small for the Queen--she tackles everything from stinky shoes to starched collars.

Each short chapter concerns a specific topic, starting with the care and cleaning of the washing and drying machines themselves. Who knew the washer needed regular cleaning? A short section on line drying is included here as well; never again will you ponder the proper way to hang hand-washed slacks. Most of the chapters are devoted to various types of special problems, such as colors that ran, stain and odor removal, and cleaning large items like bedspreads and lampshades. Explanations for when to dry-clean and how to make your own spot cleaners using household items like club soda, cream of tartar, and denture-cleaning tablets are also included, alongside ironing techniques and the definitive way of color sorting. Particularly helpful are the A-to-Z guides to fabric care and stain removal at the end of the book. Each type of fabric--from delicates like chiffon and velvet to rugged corduroy and denim--has a preferred treatment and certain chemicals that it just can't handle. Talking Dirty Laundry will give you optimal cleaning results--whether you got chocolate on your khakis or wine on your wool, you'll have the problem solved before you can say, "Shout it out!" --Jill Lightner

From AudioFile
Based on her bestselling book, Cobb's program is a fun lesson on how to handle every type of laundry room challenge. Detergents, wrinkles, odors, you name it--she's got advice on everything you could imagine, including every type of stain and the household remedy for it. After some general comments on the most common laundry problems, the smart-aleck author gives ingenious answers to adoring "callers" who have interesting laundry issues. This tongue-in-cheek give and take is really funny in a sophisticated way. A great gift for the teenager or ex-husband whose laundry you're still doing. T.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Review
People MagazineLinda Cobb, the self-styled Queen of Clean®, sweeps into the big time with spotless timing for a book on dirt....Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean®...has certainly cleaned up.

New York PostThere's no stain Linda Cobb can't tame.

The Herald (Seattle)No stain has beaten Cobb yet, and she has tried and tested almost everything......

The Arizona RepublicThere isn't any stain or cleaning problem for which Cobb doesn't have a solution....

Scott PasmoreNews Anchor, Good Morning ArizonaLipstick on my collar, ring around the collar? Are you kidding! Since talking with the Queen of Clean® my life has never been so clean!

Cathy BlytheHost, "Problems & Solutions," KFOR Radio, Lincoln, NebraskaI am a huge fan of Linda Cobb, the absolutely undisputed Queen of Clean®. Our listeners love her terrific advice -- and you will too! As a matter of fact, after reading this book, you may even look forward to doing your next load of laundry!

Jana Bommersbachauthor, TV commentator, and Phoenix Magazine columnistIt is comforting and refreshing to know that for once -- not in our state capitals nor in Washington, D.C., not in Hollywood, nor in the boardrooms of large corporations -- dirt is being wiped out. Thank you, Queen of Clean®.

Customer Reviews

WOW! This woman in an encyclopedia of cleaning knowledge!
I am actually amazed by the wealth of knowledge this woman has about cleaning, there were tons of useful tips in this book. I wish I had it since I first moved out on my own!!! This would be a great book for the newly married as well as old pro's. There is definately something useful in here for everyone.

EXCELLENT
This explains how to do laundry so easily! Get stains out, ect. This book has helped my laundry doing greatly within the past month!

A Recommendation for Kelly Kline from Coplay, PA
Hi Kelly: You wrote that this book didn't have a solution for GRASS STAINS, so I thought of you when I saw Linda Cobb's other book called "A Queen for All Seasons: A Year of Tips, Tricks, and Picks for a Cleaner House and a More Organized Life!"

In this book it states the following: (Just ONE of the things in this book.)

Spring: Garden the natural way...allergy-proof your home...banish GRASS STAINS...color your Easter eggs....

SO....I thought you might like to get this book to help with some of those grass stains we all know kids are very good at getting ground into clothes. You didn't have your email address so I could write you......so I hope you see this recommendation.