Understanding your Leather and Suede Garments Most leather and suede garments will clean beautifully when processed by a professional suede and leather cleaner. However, there are some exceptions, due to the quality and/or condition of the skins. The increased consumer demand for leathers and suedes has underscored the need for accurate information for the general public, drycleaners, retailers and manufacturers concerning all types of leathers. The purpose of this blog is not to maximize or minimize any problems, but rather to advise of their existence. For the best care for your leather a ..read more

Uninsured for Fire and Flood? 2020 Update Uninsured for fire and flood? Fire or flood-damaged textiles can be restored! Did you know the textile restoration market often works with homeowners and insurance companies to restore fire or flood-damaged clothing rather than replace? While fabric care professionals and textile restoration cleaners like elaundry currently team up with Fire and Damage Restoration business’, elaundry would like to remind uninsured homeowners they can help. Did you know 90 p ..read more

The Discovery The school pick up. You are in your car waiting, you are content for 5 minutes – albeit there are 956 things going through your mind with the return of school – let alone what is for dinner. Enter the children. “Hi guys!” One child speaks, proceeding to ramble on about the day and how many detailed things he has to let you know on the way home. The other, silent. Instinctively, you have a theory about this silence. You arrive home and said child has her school uniform stripped off and tossed on to ..read more

Washing machines have become indispensable within our homes – just imagine going back to hand washing everything!? But that doesn’t mean that all items are safe to go in the washer. As much as it may seem easier to bundle everything into the washing machine, close the door and forget about it, in the long run you will find that lasting damage happens either to particular items or your washing machine itself. So to stop you making some terrible mistakes, here’s a list of a few items that you definitely need to stop and think about before putting in your washing machin ..read more

We love discovering about the many wonders of natural cleaning with white vinegar, and this cleaning tip for sanitising your brushes, sponges and scrubbers is no exception. Vinegar is certainly already a fave of ours at elaundry because of it’s powerful cleaning abilities – as written about in this blog post on stain removal using vinegar – but it still never ceases to amaze us how easy it is to use! So, if you’re short on time, but hate the grime, then this is a cleaning hack for you. How does vinegar work as a sanit ..read more

Pet Proof your Carpet with these 5 Steps   We love our pets. One look into those puppy dogs eyes and suddenly full access is granted to the entire house including our carpets! Eventually however – the cuddles, games and laughs soon expire when the inevitable ‘mess’ is left on the carpet. While they are adjusting, here’s how to pet proof your carpet with these great tips.    A great idea is to place rugs in your pet’s high traffic areas to prevent damage to you ..read more

How to Care for your Towels with elaundry HOW TO WASH YOUR TOWELS For our how to care for your towels tips, we recommend the terry towels to be washed in 60 degrees and velour towels wash in 40 degrees Celsius (warm) without bleach. We recommend to wash your towels every 3-4 uses. Before washing, separate your colours from whites. Use the right amount of detergent to prevent stiff towels, and unnecessary impact on the environment. Try Aussie made Bosisto’s Sensitive Was ..read more

0 Whether you have embraced the minimalist lifestyle or not, here’s 11 ways to purge your any clothes that don’t bring you joy. Here’s some ideas you may not have considered! Shoes For Planet Earth Shoes For Planet Earth is a non-profit organisation that works with local and international communities and companies to provide reused running shoes to those in need around the world. They have drop-off locations in NSW, VIC and QLD. As well as running shoes (no broken soles or holes please) they’re also happy to accept ..read more

0 If you have ever lost a button or sustained a small hole in your clothes, the idea of sourcing a matching yarn or button for repair can seem like too much hard work. If you use these handy elaundry hints you will be able to provide your mender the exact match supplies for a garment rescue, saving time and money and achieving the best outcome. You have bought a new dress and it has arrived,  proudly equipped with it’s very own repair kit. You can not wait to wear your new investment ..read more