The Laundry Book is an interesting philosophical and comprehensive guide to laundry and textiles by Zach & Jerry Pozniak. Released 15th Oct 2024 by Quarto on their Rock Point imprint, it's 208 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
This is a genuinely engaging thorough tutorial with solid information aimed at extending the life of our clothes, taking care of the items we have and saving time, using scientifically based appropriate cleaning products, and making a household chore less unpleasant (or even actually fun). It's a progressive guide, from the very very basics of what/how/why of textile cleaning and preservation, through available products (and what they do, specifically), sorting, cleaning, washing, drying, removing wrinkles, hanging/storage, what dry-cleaners do, and other laundry tidbits and interesting asides.
If it's not ground-breaking, it certainly is interesting and a good reference.
Five
stars. Beautifully written, engaging, warmly funny, and full
of valuable info. It would make a good choice for public or school library acquisition, home reference shelf, or gift-giving.
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