These are the house rules for reading and using Clothing Doctor. They’re short on purpose.
The guides are general advice
Everything here describes what we tried on our own clothes and what happened. Fabrics, dyes, finishes and washing machines differ, so a method that worked for us can behave differently for you.
Test anything on a hidden seam first, read the care label, and take anything valuable, delicate or sentimental to a professional cleaner or tailor. You use the guides at your own risk, and we can’t accept responsibility for damage to a garment, a machine or anything else.
Safety
Follow the directions on any product you use, and never mix cleaning products unless the label says you can. Our guides are not a substitute for the maker’s instructions.
Our words and pictures
The text on this site is ours. You’re welcome to quote a short passage with a link back to the page it came from. Please don’t copy whole guides or republish them elsewhere. Photographs are used under license from their owners and aren’t ours to pass on.
What you send us
When you use the contact form or the question box, you’re telling us about a problem you’d like help with. We may write a guide based on a question, without your name or anything that identifies you. How we handle your details is set out on the Privacy page.
Links to other sites
Now and then a guide links to another website for background. We don’t control those sites and aren’t responsible for what’s on them.
Mistakes and changes
We correct errors when we find them or when someone points them out, and we may change, move or remove a guide at any time. If these terms change, the date below changes with them.
Questions
Write to info@clothingdoctor.com.
Last updated: November 2026