Epsom salts is the secret to making curtains crisp

Dear Heloise: Please, please, may I have the secret to making my curtains crisp? I read it somewhere, and it seems like the answer was in your column. Donna Fritts, Citrus Heights, Calif.
It's been a while since this was printed, so here goes: To make laundered sheer curtains crisp again, fill a sink with cool water and mix in 1 cup of Epsom salts -- stir until completely dissolved. Then add the curtains and submerge them in this solution. When the curtains are completely saturated, remove them and, without wringing or twisting, hang to drip-dry. Now they are ready to go back on the curtain rods. Be sure to tuck this formula away in a convenient spot for the next time you launder those curtains. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I recently had toe surgery, and to keep the toe (and tip of my foot) dry while taking a shower, I slip a latex glove over all the toes on that foot. I pull it about halfway up the foot, and it does an excellent job of keeping the healing toe dry. Paul, via e-mail
Dear Heloise: While attempting a new craft using yarn and a needle, I found it impossible to thread the eye of the needle. I even bought those flimsy aluminum needle threaders with the loop, and they didn't hold up.
I went down to my husband's workshop, found his fishing pole and reel and pulled off a small length of fishing line. I made a loop and inserted it through the eye of the needle. I then put my yarn through the loop and pulled the loop with the yarn through the needle eye. It worked like a champ and didn't break. Denise Mitchell, Hagerstown, Md.
Dear Heloise: My cell phone didn't have a carrying case, and the soft ones didn't prevent it from accidentally being activated when it was pressed against something in my purse. I started using a hard eyeglass case as a holder for my cell phone.
My phone doesn't fit into all eyeglass cases, but those that do work are excellent protection. No more running down the battery, and no more unused eyeglass cases floating around the house. Ruth Thaler-Carter, Rochester, N.Y.
Dear Heloise: I got a small spot of something on a favorite dress but still really wanted to wear it. So, I took a small, flat pierced earring and pushed it through the fabric over the spot. Then, to balance the design, I used the other earring in the corresponding spot on the other side. It looked like they belonged there, and no one was the wiser. I secured them with the backs of the earrings. Miriam Atkin, Silver Spring, Md.
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