Diana de Chardin has been the owner of Urbantique QC, based in Walcott, for 16 years.

If you turn the hem over and restitch on a sewing machine, the edges will not become ragged from the elements.

From how long you can actually let your wet laundry sit to what to do when you inevitably forget a load, here’s what you need to know the next time you find yourself missing that end-of-cycle buzzer ...