Parenting
Saturday, August 30, 2008
You'll never ruin your kid's baseball cap again
I have been know to cause great angst in our household by doing one simple thing: tossing a baseball cap in the laundry and thereby ruining it forever. I assure you that my husband and my oldest son are both cringing as they remember the loss of these beloved caps with their perfectly-shaped brims at the hands of the well-intention gal/mom of the house. (I don't even tell them about the one(s) that the dog may have accidentally chewed to smithereens. Why cause further pain?)
But I've been saved. And any parents out there who've accidentally ruined a favorite baseball cap...this one's for you, too.
Daily Danny just posted
a new trick to safely wash baseball caps. It's so simple that it's brilliant, really.
You just run them through the regular cycle in the dishwasher sans detergent. You can let it air dry or toss it in the dryer on a low setting.
Daily Danny, I thank you. And my boys in the
crazedparent house thank you.
[via
Craftzine]
Related: washing baseball caps, laundry, kid's caps
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Posted by jbirk Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:48am PDT
Dear Charlene at Shine. I can't imagine that this would work.
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Posted by Curt K Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:41am PDT
This works great, Ive done this for years
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Posted by Cikala Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:50pm PDT
I've dont this for years too. Works very well. Even helps shrink the cap a little after months of squeezing it on my big old melon. Takes sweat marks out and everything! Works like a charm.
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Posted by Erika K Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:16pm PDT
that sucks i don't have a dishwasher :(
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Posted by ~*A*~ Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:43am PDT
Yeah, a friend of mine told me about using the dishwasher a few years ago... it really works well.
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Posted by scantu66 Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:57pm PDT
both my son and his father play ball and i remember the 1st time i 'messed up' those old fav base ball caps .. so thanks for the tip!
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Posted by holyhiphopper Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:36pm PDT
WOW! Thanks sooooo much!! I have three sons and they're in their tween and teenage years, and must have about 20 caps amongst them all.. not to mention my hubby's and my caps too. This is an AWESOME idea and I so appreciate it. They've been getting them really dirty lately, and in the past I have tried to use those throw away baby-type wipes but it just leaves a mess or throw em in the washer and dryer, as you know, it totally shrinks em and ruins em. SO, this is a wonderful tip! Thanks again, my dishwasher will be running a lot more now for sure.. lol! (-:P
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Posted by P. M Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:01pm PDT
Doncha need one of those wire cage things that make the cap retain its trademark shape??
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Posted by Dawn L Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:55am PDT
Why don't you just buy one of the little cages that are made for putting the caps in the washer? You can get them from catalogs like Carol Wright or Harriet Carter.
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