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How to Get Deodorant Marks Off a Black T-Shirt
Upkeep A fresh deodorant mark on a black tee comes off dry. Rub it with a clean dry corner of the shirt itself, or a dry microfiber cloth, and most...
How to Fix a Stretched T-Shirt Collar, and When to Stop Trying
Care Steam and hand shaping will tighten a stretched T-shirt collar enough that you stop seeing it, and that is the honest ceiling on every fix below. Whether it works...
How Often Should You Wash a T-Shirt?
Care Washing a T-shirt after every wear is the right call, and it is not what shortens its life. Heat does that, and so does owning so few tees that...
Hang or Fold T-Shirts? What a Knit Actually Needs
Care Fold them. A hanger holds a T-shirt by two small places, the shoulder seams and the neckline, and a knit has nothing inside to spread that weight, so the...
Why Do T-Shirts Pill? Where It Happens and How to Stop It
Care The pills on a T-shirt are a map of what has been rubbing against it. They gather under the arms, along the sides, across one shoulder where a bag...
How to Keep Black T-Shirts From Fading: Wash, Dry, and Know When It's Done
Care Black T-shirts do not fade because they get old. They fade because of heat and friction, and almost all of both comes from your dryer rather than your washing...
